The bar chart depicts data about males and females aged 60–64 who worked in Belgium, the USA, Japan, and Indonesia in 1970 and 2000.
Overall, what stands out in the graph is that men had higher employment rates in all countries in both years. Rates of males and females employed decreased across all nations, especially in Belgium.
In 1970, 79% of men between 60 and 64 were employed, compared to 62% of women. The employment rates were higher in the USA than in Belgium, with 85% of men and 79% of women. The rates in the US can be easily compared to those in Indonesia, with 83% of males and 65% of females. In terms of Japan, the index was approximately similar to the Belgium index, with 76% of men and 55% of women.
In 2000, when it came to figures for Belgium, they fell to 51% of men and 9% of women, while Indonesia, which had an approximately similar figure with Belgium in 1970, hasn’t changed that much, with 71% of men and 50% of women. The second largest drop was recorded in the United States, with 79% of men and 41% of women. Japan displayed the narrowest gap between genders, with 51% of men working and 48% of women.