Table 2 
Representation of women on boards of directors and officer positions, by industry, 2020 

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Representation of women on boards of directors and officer positions, by industry, 2020
Women – DirectorsMen – DirectorsWomen – Top OfficersMen – Top OfficersWomen – Other OfficersMen – Other Officers
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting [11] 4.9 95.1 0.0 100.0 14.3 85.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction [21] 15.1 84.9 13.0 87.0 27.9 72.1
Utilities [22] 25.3 74.7 29.2 70.8 30.4 69.6
Construction [23] 15.1 84.9 13.7 86.3 24.3 75.7
Manufacturing [31-33] 14.5 85.5 16.0 84.0 30.5 69.5
Food manufacturing [311] 15.5 84.5 19.0 81.0 33.7 66.3
Wholesale trade [41] 15.7 84.3 21.7 78.3 33.9 66.1
Retail trade [44-45] 18.5 81.5 16.2 83.8 29.6 70.4
Transportation and warehousing [48-49] 22.8 77.2 31.0 69.0 27.6 72.4
Information and cultural industries [51] 21.7 78.3 47.1 52.9 43.5 56.5
Telecommunications [517] 16.4 83.6 29.2 70.8 25.0 75.0
Finance and insurance [52] 26.7 73.3 27.1 72.9 40.7 59.3
Real estate and rental and leasing [53] 17.5 82.5 24.4 75.6 36.7 63.3
Professional, scientific and technical services [54] 18.7 81.3 18.1 81.9 34.3 65.7
Management of companies and enterprises [55] 21.2 78.8 24.0 76.0 37.2 62.8
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services [56] 19.9 80.1 19.1 80.9 36.6 63.4
Educational services [61] 50.0 50.0 25.0 75.0 42.9 57.1
Health care and social assistance [62] 20.5 79.5 38.8 61.2 20.0 80.0
Arts, entertainment and recreation [71] 17.0 83.0 44.4 55.6 38.5 61.5
Accommodation and food services [72] 15.4 84.6 14.3 85.7 46.0 54.0
Other services (except public administration) [81] 19.8 80.2 26.1 73.9 53.6 46.4
Source(s):
Corporations Returns Act (2503).
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