The bar charts illustrate the proportion of females and men in the 60-64 age groups in levels of employment from 1970 to 2000.
It is readily apparent that the employment of men in all four countries decreased significantly throughout the period while those figures for women witnessed the same percentages until the end of the era. In addition, Belgium was the country with the highest employment level for men, whereas the opposite was true for women.
Regarding Belgium and the USA, the rate for jobs in Belgium declined sharply from 19% in 1970 to 79% in 2000. By contrast, in the same country, the figure for women was nearly equal at 7% and 8% respectively. In addition, the employment rate in USA for men also saw a fall of about 20% by 2000, while that for women increased minimally to a high of 39 in 2000
Concerning Japan and Australia, the former for male’s employment fell from its starting point of 85% to 74% at the end of the period. Meanwhile, the figure for females dropped about 3%. Furthermore, the employment for Australian male plummeted to 74% from 76% in 1970 to 47% in 2000, compared to a tiny climb from 16% in 1970 to 18% in 2000 for females.