Box Table 2
Women as a percentage of those employed in justice-related occupations, 1991 to 2006

Box Table 2
Women as a percentage of those employed in justice-related occupations, 1991 to 2006
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Women as a percentage of those employed in justice-related occupations. The information is grouped by Occupation appearing as row headers and is grouped by 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 appearing as column headers, calculated using number and % of total as a unit of measure.
Occupation 1991 1996 2001 2006
number % of
total		 number % of
total		 number % of
total		 number % of
total
Judges 345 14.0 495 20.0 620 21.0 700 25.0
Lawyers and notaries 14,845 27.0 18,465 31.0 23,185 35.0 30,385 39.0
Paralegal and related occupations 12,835 76.0 16,620 79.0 24,415 81.0 34,305 87.0
Probation and parole officers 1,885 50.0 2,275 47.0 3,735 54.0 3,550 59.0
Correctional service officers 3,960 22.0 4,725 25.0 5,415 29.0 6,440 32.0
Sworn officers1,2 3,964 7.0 5,634 10.4 8,273 14.5 11,211 17.9
1. Includes personnel who have obtained senior officer status, normally at the rank of lieutenant or higher, such as chiefs, deputy chiefs, staff superintendents, superintendents, staff inspectors, inspectors, lieutenants, and other equivalent ranks.
2. Includes personnel between the rank of constable and lieutenant, such as staff-sergeants, sergeants, detective-sergeants, corporals and all equivalent ranks.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Canada, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 and Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Police Administration Survey.
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