The chart above shows the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.
The bar graph compares the percentage of different qualifications acquired by Australian males and females after graduating from school in 1999.
Overall
, out of five areas of study, the biggest discrepancy in Linking Words
percentage
of Add an article
the percentage
men
and Use synonyms
women
was observed in Use synonyms
'Skilled
Vocational Diploma' category, Correct article usage
the 'Skilled
whereas
the lowest gap was in Bachelor's Linking Words
Degree
. Use synonyms
Although
females outnumbered males in Undergraduate Diploma and Bachelor's Linking Words
Degree
qualifications, the other categories were dominated by Use synonyms
men
.
It is evident that Use synonyms
'Skilled
Vocational Diploma' was by far the most popular discipline of study chosen by Correct article usage
the 'Skilled
men
, comprising a hefty 90%. In stark contrast, Use synonyms
this
category was least popular among their female counterparts accounting for a mere 10 Linking Words
percent
- 9 times less. Change the spelling
per cent
However
, Bachelor's Linking Words
Degree
was almost equally popular for either Use synonyms
of
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apply
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the genders
genders
- around 45% and 50 Fix the agreement mistake
gender
percent
for Change the spelling
per cent
men
and Use synonyms
women
respectively.
The figure for Masters and Postgraduate Use synonyms
degree
students did not show much difference regarding both genders, around 60-70 and 30-40 per cent for males and females respectively. Use synonyms
However
, a difference by half can be observed in Undergraduate Studies comparing Linking Words
men
(about 35%) and their Use synonyms
women
counterparts (approximately 70%), which was the highest figure for Use synonyms
women
.Use synonyms
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