TABLE 23
Female and male professional engineers by industry of employment, 1990.
(Source: Canadian Engineering Human Resources Inventory)

INDUSTRY

#
WOMEN

%
WOMEN

#
MEN

%
MEN

TOTAL

%
WOMEN
(of total)

Resource

698

18

181132

19

18811

3

Consulting

579

15

21296

18

21875

3

Manufacturing (durable)

399

10

16005

11

16404

3

Utility/Transport.

370

10

11058

12

11428

3

Manufacturing (non-durable)

328

8

9505

8

9833

3

Business Services

185

5

5949

6

6134

2

Construction

140

4

7837

7

7977

2

Other

183

5

2969

*

3125

*

Government

789

20

19490

15

20279

4

Education

204

5

5367

4

5571

4

TOTAL

3875

100

117589

100

121464

3