Table 1 
Representation of women on boards of directors and officer positions, by industry, 2019 

Representation of women on boards of directors and officer positions, by industry, 2019
Women – DirectorsMen – DirectorsWomen – Top OfficersMen – Top OfficersWomen – Other OfficersMen – Other Officers
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting [11] 4.6 95.4 25.5 74.5 24.8 75.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction [21] 14.1 85.9 23.1 76.9 39.7 60.3
Utilities [22] 24.1 75.9 31.9 68.1 39.8 60.2
Construction [23] 14.8 85.2 17.7 82.3 41.0 59.0
Manufacturing [31-33] 14.2 85.8 23.5 76.5 34.3 65.7
Food manufacturing [311] 18.2 81.8 24.4 75.6 36.0 64.0
Wholesale trade [41] 16.1 83.9 24.6 75.4 40.6 59.4
Retail trade [44-45] 17.0 83.0 27.5 72.5 32.1 67.9
Transportation and warehousing [48-49] 22.8 77.2 17.3 82.7 35.9 64.1
Information and cultural industries [51] 15.5 84.5 21.9 78.1 41.0 59.0
Telecommunications [517] 21.5 78.5 29.4 70.6 44.1 55.9
Finance and insurance [52] 26.4 73.6 22.7 77.3 34.8 65.2
Real estate and rental and leasing [53] 17.6 82.4 19.6 80.4 33.5 66.5
Professional, scientific and technical services [54] 18.4 81.6 24.5 75.5 38.7 61.3
Management of companies and enterprises [55] 20.4 79.6 22.0 78.0 32.7 67.3
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services [56] 21.3 78.7 20.8 79.2 38.6 61.4
Educational services [61] 32.0 68.0 10.0 90.0 16.7 83.3
Health care and social assistance [62] 19.8 80.2 19.0 81.0 33.8 66.2
Arts, entertainment and recreation [71] 14.8 85.2 33.3 66.7 44.0 56.0
Accommodation and food services [72] 32.6 67.4 26.5 73.5 37.3 62.7
Other services (except public administration) [81] 21.0 79.0 12.5 87.5 29.8 70.2
Source(s):
Corporations Returns Act (2503).
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