In a Recent Hiring Period, XYZ Corporation Hired 23% of the Males

In a recent hiring period, XYZ Corporation hired 23% of the males who applied and 11% of the females. A lawsuit was contemplated because these numbers seemed to indicate that there was gender discrimination. On closer examination, it was found that XYZ was hiring for only two of its divisions: engineering and secretarial. Applicants applying by gender per department are given in the following table: What can be observed about the percentage of males hired compared to the percentage of females hired in the engineering division?

A) A higher percentage of males were hired.
B) A higher percentage of females were hired.
C) The same percentage of males and females were hired.
D) Not enough information to make an observation.