Gender
Women currently account for about a quarter of all jobs, but this has been rising. Part-time employment is quite important, representing about 16% of all jobs. Women are expected to increase their share of a static employment total, reaching over a third of the total by 2012.
Source: Working Futures 2004
For further information on the number of men and women in the sector by employment status together with predictions for 2007 and 2012 see:
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