The chart provides information on the employment rates of men and women in six specific countries—Australia, Switzerland, Iceland, the UK, New Zealand, and the USA—during the years 1995 and 2005. An overview shows that each country exhibits disparities in employment proportions, with the rate of male employment in 2005 surpassing that of female employment in 1995 across all countries.
As depicted in the chart, Iceland had the highest employment rate for male workers in 2005, exceeding 80 percent. It also recorded the largest percentage of male workers in 1995, around 70 percent, compared to the other countries. Additionally, New Zealand exhibited the lowest female employment rate in 1995, at approximately 25 percent, while the figures for female employment in 2005 were relatively comparable.
Notably, the percentage of male employees in 2005 in the UK, New Zealand, and the USA were quite similar, each around 70 percent. Moreover, the male employment rates in 1995 and female rates in 2005 for both Switzerland and New Zealand showed slight disparities, at nearly 65 percent and approximately 60 percent, respectively.