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The table below shows employment patterns for males and females in New Zealand in 1993 and 2003.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The table compares the percentages of male and female workers across different sectors in New Zealand in 1993 and 2003.

Overall, there were significant changes in employment patterns, with a more balanced gender distribution being seen in most sectors at the end of the decade. Additionally, agriculture and manufacturing generally declined in popularity, while business and service-related fields attracted more participation from the workforce.

Regarding the largest sectors, services and transport employed the highest proportions of both genders' workforces for most of the period, with female participation falling from around a half to 36%, and that of men rising from 22% to 31%. The next most important sector was manufacturing, providing work for a quarter and a sixth of working men and women in 1993, and 12% and 17% in 2003, respectively. Meanwhile, the agricultural sector was much more male dominated in 1993, with 38% of the male workers in field compared to 8% of their female counterparts, and by 2003, the proportions were more balanced, falling to just around 7% for both sexes.

As for the remaining fields, the business sector was insignificant in 1993, employing only 7% of men and almost no women in the labour force, but over the 10 years, it gained in popularity, rising to around 25% for both genders. Similarly, the building sector had no female representation in 1993, but then their participation increased to 6%, while the percentage of men working in this field decreased slightly from 12% to 10%. Finally, the social service sector had become more important, as the percentages increased from 13% and 5% of working males and females to 18% and 9% over the decade. (276 words)

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