This is a breakdown of the gender split of Trade Me Jobs applicants over the last six months. The overall gender divide is almost evenly split however industry breakdowns evidently present some pretty significant imbalances.
Job Category
|
F
|
M
|
IT
|
18%
|
82%
|
Engineering
|
19%
|
81%
|
Construction & roading
|
26%
|
74%
|
Automotive
|
29%
|
71%
|
Transport & logistics
|
31%
|
69%
|
Trades & services
|
33%
|
67%
|
Executive & general management
|
35%
|
65%
|
Architecture
|
37%
|
63%
|
Manufacturing & operations
|
40%
|
60%
|
Agriculture, fishing & forestry
|
40%
|
60%
|
Science & technology
|
42%
|
58%
|
Sales
|
45%
|
55%
|
Government & council
|
49%
|
51%
|
Marketing, media & communications
|
50%
|
50%
|
Property
|
51%
|
49%
|
Hospitality & tourism
|
53%
|
47%
|
Banking, finance & insurance
|
54%
|
46%
|
Other
|
54%
|
46%
|
HR & recruitment
|
55%
|
45%
|
Accounting
|
56%
|
44%
|
Retail
|
59%
|
41%
|
Customer service
|
59%
|
41%
|
Healthcare
|
66%
|
34%
|
Legal
|
67%
|
33%
|
Office & administration
|
71%
|
29%
|
Education
|
72%
|
28%
|
All Trade Me Jobs
|
49%
|
51%
|
What are your thoughts? Are certain industries gender bias or are me and woman simply not interested in particular jobs?
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