Also in the actions concerning the secondary sector (small industries, cottage industry and processing of agricultural products) this percentage amounts to 19 per cent.
The number of employed persons has fallen, predominantly in the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, mining) but also in the secondary sector (industry and construction).
In agriculture and forestry (primary sector) and in industry and construction (secondary sector), in contrast, only about one quarter ( # % and # %, respectively) of workers were women
This has sustained the rapid growth of the secondary sector (especially manufacturing and construction), which has thus been absorbing large numbers of low-skill workers.
Along with what has been called the “feminization of poverty”, the gender gap challenges within the primary and secondary sectors of economy seem nearly insurmountable.