Workforce Report 2019

WORKFORCE REPORT 2019

As in previous years, a sizeable proportion of female workers offshore are in support functions, specifically catering and administration. The industry is working hard to promote more technical roles to women, both on and offshore, as structural changes to the labour pool are essential to increasing diversity and closing the gender pay gap in the industry (discussed in the following chapter) .

Figure 16: Breakdown of Female Personnel by Key Discipline

2,500

Other

Catering Maintenance Admin

2,000

1,500

1,000

Number of Personnel

500

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Source: Vantage POB

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