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7. FemaleWorkforce
Therewasanadditional 99femaleworkers travellingoffshore in2013comparedtothepreviousyear, bringingthe
total to2,237. This is in comparison to theadditional 4,811maleworkers on theUKCS (bringing the total ofmale
workers to59,655).
Despitetheincreaseinactualnumbers, lastyearsawa0.2percentdecreaseintheproportionof femaleemployees
relativetothetotal offshorepopulation, comparedtoa0.1per cent increase in2012. Femalepersonnel therefore
accountedforonly3.6percentof thetotaloffshoreworkforcein2013and2.9percent (798)of thecoreworkforce.
Thispercentage reflects the lowest level of femaleoffshorepersonnel in relation to the totalworkforce since the
first
DemographicsReport
published in2006.
Gender diversity is still an area of concernwith regards to the offshoreworkforce, especiallywhen the females
working in catering are removed. Thirtyper cent of femaleswhoworkedoffshore in2013were in catering roles,
thehighest percentage since2009. Tenper centwere inmaintenancepositions, four per centweremedical staff
and1.6per centworked ingeosciences.
Figure23: Breakdownof FemalePersonnel byKeyDiscipline
30%
10%
60%
Catering
Maintenance
Other
Source: VantagePOB
Source: VantagePOB
