Over the period of 1981-2001: - Female employment increased significantly across industries, likely due to greater social and workplace acceptance of women working outside the home. - Male employment decreased slightly as a percentage of the workforce, possibly due to an increase in female participation. - The service industry grew the most as a percentage of employment, potentially because of rising demand for services like healthcare and education. - Manufacturing and agriculture declined the most likely because of automation and outsourcing replacing domestic jobs.

1. The structure of employmentMr Hannaford

2. Employee jobs: by gender and industry 1981 -2001Use the below data table to create a bar chart(s) to explore what has happened to employment in terms of gender, and the structure of employment. Axis to be labelled % of workforce, and type of industry.Describe what happened to female employment over the period 1981 – 2001. Propose a plausible explanation for this.As question 2 but with regards to males.

3. Employee jobs: by gender and industry 1981 -20013. Which industry(ies) have grown the most in terms of % of employment. Propose a plausible explanation.4. Which industry(ies) have decreased the most in terms of % of employment. Propose a plausible explanation.

4. Final task – What does it boil down to?When tasks 1-4 are complete, you need to create a poster to summarise your findings. This involves displaying data charts and succinct bullet points. DON’T SIMPLY CUT AND PASTE!