The line graph illustrates the difference between revenue for males and females in the years between 1978 to 2008.
In brief, Japan remained as the country with the largest wage gap between the two genders. While Australia has the least amount of difference between the 1978 to 1998, overtaking France as the country to have the second fewest gap in revenue between males and females in the latter years.
In 1978, Japan is seen to have the hugest gap in earnings between men and women, approximately 50%. Meanwhile, both the US and UK have about a 30% difference in earnings. For France and Australia, both countries have a less noticeable gap in income, roughly around 20%.
Between 1978 to 2008, Japan saw a steady decline in the income difference, coming down to about 40% by the year 2008. By contrast, Australia saw a plateau between 1978 and 1998 but then gain a dramatic increase, coming from around 20% to 25%, overtaking France’s spot by 2008. For US, France, and the UK, all three countries can be seen having a minimal decrease in the income difference with about 30% for the US and UK and around 20% for France by 2008.