The bar charts illustrate the employment rates of males and females via distinctive age groups, beside the average age of their youngest child in the UK in 2008.
Overall, it is clear that most male and female workers were in the 35-49 group, while the common age range of their youngest child was 16-20 for males and 21-25 for females. Furthermore, although female employment rates commonly exceeded those of males, this model was reversed by the age of their youngest child, with a higher percentage of male witnessed through all points.
Looking at the details, as regard the employment rates of males and females, the highest employment rate aged between 35 and 49 years, reaching at 80% for both gender. Moreover, women were employed more than men in most states, especially in the 26-49 group. By contrast, this trend did not suitable for the age group of 60+, it witnessed a dramatic decrease employment rates, with only 38% for men and 26% for women. Furthermore, the lowest employment rates for both genders were recorded in the 16-25 groups, it showed the figure are only 20% and 15%, in prospect.
Turning to the second graph, the average age of employees’ youngest child shows distinct model between genders, 60% of males and females had a child no more than 5 years old. Moreover, the figure for men whose youngest child was in the age of 6-20 witnessed at approximately 75%. In addition, the percentage of women with their youngest girl aged in 6-20 group fluctuated around 55% and 65%. Simultaneously, roughly 70% of female workers had their youngest child in the 21-25 group, which is the highest figure in all groups.