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The table below depicts the information about the posts held by women in parliament and in management in 5 countries in 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

The given table compares the percentage of women working as government officials and as managers in five countries, namely Canada, Ukraine, Egypt, Rome and Italy in the year 2000. It is manifest from the table that more women worked in the parliament than as managers in Canada, Egypt and Italy, whereas Ukraine and Rome had more women in the management sector.

In Canada and Egypt, almost half of the posts in government were held by women, whereas the least (10%) worked as bureaucrats in Rome. 40% females worked as government officials in Italy, where as 23% worked in this department in Ukraine.

In the management sector, however, the scenario was quite different. Almost equal proportion (36%) worked as managers in Canada and Egypt. 40% women in Ukraine and 25% in Italy worked in management. The highest percentage (52%) worked in management sector in Rome.

Overall, it is interesting to note that the highest discrepancy among female workers in both the given departments was seen in Rome in 2000.