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Percentage of women choosing to enter male-dominated trades¹ versus trades where women are well represented, 1991-2019²

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% -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 Male-dominant tradesMale-dominant trades Hairstylists and estheticiansHairstylists and estheticians Food serviceFood service Community and social service workersCommunity and social service workers Early childhood educators and assistantsEarly childhood educators and assistants
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Male-dominated trades are defined as those programs in which men account for at least 80% of all registered apprentices.
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Provinces and territories, which provide the data for this release, make operational and administrative changes related to the training and certification of the trades within their jurisdictions. Since 1991, changes have occurred in all provinces and territories that affect historical comparisons. For further information on operational and administrative changes that have occurred over the years, see the Registered Apprenticeship Information System Guide.
Source(s):
Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 1991 to 2019.

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Percentage of women choosing to enter male-dominated trades¹ versus trades where women are well represented, 1991-2019², %
  Male-dominant trades Hairstylists and estheticians Food service Community and social service workers Early childhood educators and assistants
1991 22.1 52.5 19.6 0.0 0.0
1992 22.3 53.4 18.1 0.0 0.0
1993 14.4 64.0 16.6 0.0 0.0
1994 15.0 65.8 14.4 0.0 0.0
1995 14.6 63.4 15.2 0.9 0.0
1996 13.7 63.5 15.9 0.0 2.3
1997 13.9 63.9 13.6 1.3 3.5
1998 16.1 59.3 12.1 2.1 5.4
1999 16.7 59.9 14.3 0.5 3.7
2000 16.8 57.0 14.3 0.6 7.3
2001 18.3 58.2 11.3 1.7 7.1
2002 19.4 54.5 13.1 1.4 8.3
2003 17.9 52.9 11.2 1.6 13.0
2004 18.7 52.3 10.6 2.3 12.5
2005 23.4 48.0 12.6 1.6 11.7
2006 26.2 41.2 11.0 1.4 10.9
2007 23.1 33.8 10.0 2.0 10.4
2008 22.6 33.7 11.4 2.2 10.2
2009 15.7 29.7 10.8 5.0 8.4
2010 15.8 30.8 14.1 3.4 9.6
2011 17.2 28.7 13.2 4.6 8.5
2012 18.4 24.4 13.5 3.5 7.4
2013 23.5 22.1 15.0 3.5 5.6
2014 29.4 27.5 16.7 4.3 7.6
2015 28.2 29.6 19.3 4.4 8.2
2016 27.3 30.1 20.7 4.4 7.6
2017 30.2 30.8 18.9 3.1 7.4
2018 31.1 27.1 19.1 3.3 7.4
2019 35.6 25.2 18.9 2.6 7.3
1.
Male-dominated trades are defined as those programs in which men account for at least 80% of all registered apprentices.
2.
Provinces and territories, which provide the data for this release, make operational and administrative changes related to the training and certification of the trades within their jurisdictions. Since 1991, changes have occurred in all provinces and territories that affect historical comparisons. For further information on operational and administrative changes that have occurred over the years, see the Registered Apprenticeship Information System Guide.
Source(s):
Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 1991 to 2019.
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