The bar charts below represents the percentages of male and female in their 60s in employment in Australia, Japan, the USA, and Belgium between 1970 and 2000.
Overall, it is clear that the employment of women was relatively equal in periods given, while the employment of men differed dramatically with higher rates of employment in 1970.
Additionally, the biggest difference in employment for men happened to be in Belgium.
To start with, the percentage of employment in Australia in 1970 comprised 74% for men, while the employment for women was significantly lower, comprising 18%. 30 years later, dramatically less men got employed with a difference of 27%, whereas difference of employed women summed 1%. Regarding the pergentage of employment in Japan, for men difference was 8% (76% in 2000 and 84% in 1970). On the other hand, women’s employment in Japan was lower, 43% being in 1970 and 40 in 2000.
Regarding the US employment rate for men, 73% in 1970 and 55% in 2000. Women’s rate had significantly lower difference, 36% in 1970 and 38% in 2000. Moving to Belgium, which had the largest difference in employment for men, a total difference comprised 60%, 79% being in 1970 and 19 in 2000. Conversely, women’s rate had a difference comprising only 1%, 7% in the first period and 8% in the last period.