The table below shows the percentage of working men and women in different areas of employment in one country in 1986, 1996 and 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

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of working females and males in different places of employment, over a 20-year period from 1986 to 2006.

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, what stands out from the chart is that the

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of both genders working in catering, banking and education increased gradually,

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the proportion of

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and women working in the manufacturing industry showed a steep decline. In terms of the

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of

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doing catering grew steadily from 16% to 22% between 1986 and 2006.

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, the proportion of

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employed in banks was 11% in 1986, which was followed by a noticeable growth to 21% in 2006. In the case of education, the percentages rose slowly from 13% to 15%.

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, the

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of

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working in the manufacturing industry decreased significantly from 32% to 17%. When it comes to the

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of females working in catering remained stable at 26%.

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of women working in banks was 12%, after which the figure experienced a rise to 19%. Regarding education, the

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increased from 33% to 38%. But

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the proportion of women working in the manufacturing industry witnessed a considerable fall from 18% to 6%.