This chart shows the percentage of women employed in four countries over an interval of twenty years. Information is shown for the USA, Korea, Afghanistan and France from 1985 to 2005.
It can be seen in the graph that the percentage of working women in the USA went up steadily between the year of 1985 and 2000, until it was followed by a slight decrease by 2005. The percentage of working women in Korea shows a steady increase as well, but with no decrease. The data on the rate of women employed in Afghanistan shows a different trend. There were about 33 percent of women working in 1985 and the rate rose moderately until 1995. However, for some reason, the rate dropped dramatically from 1995 to 2000 to 10 percent and it continued to drop by 2005. In the case of France, there was a sudden decrease of around 10 percent from 1985 to 1990, which was followed by a swift growth of approximately 20 percent between 1990 and 1995. The rate of women employed in France then stabilized until 2005.
In conclusion, the rates of working women in all countries are higher in 2005 than those in 1985 with an exception of Afghanistan. Out of four countries, the USA and France are the countries where the majority of women are employed in the year 2005.