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Description for Chart 3. Non-traditional occupations in which women increased their share of employment between 1996 and 2006

  1996 2006
percentage
Managers in construction and transportation 6 11
Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers 8 11
Other engineers 9 14
Managers in protective services 10 14
Police officers and fire-fighters 10 15
Managers in engineering, architecture, science and information systems 17 22
Other technical inspectors and regulatory officers 15 23
Architects, urban planners and land surveyors 17 25
Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying and mapping 19 27
Machine operators and related workers in chemical, plastic and rubber processing 24 28
Physical science professionals 24 31
Sales, marketing and advertising managers 25 34
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Canada, 1996 and 2006.