The graph compares the poportions of women and employees above 50 in UK from 1971 to 2009. Overall, it is clear that the percentage of female and worker above fifty grew slightly. Furthermore, female employees showed higher percentage as compared to people above fifty.
The number of women workers stood at 37%, in 1971, in UK workfore. In the next years, the percentage of female workers rise gradually just above 40%, followed by a more steady increase showing 45% in 1990, and stayed at this ratio for the coming years. 2010 experienced a more moderate growth and hit a high of 47% to finish the period.
In the contrast to women, there were no workers above 50 at the start of the period. Individuals above 50 just appeared in 1990, showing only 21% almost half of women. In 2000, more people participated in work places, and the proportion rose slowly to 25%, followed by a more steady climb, and reached just below 30% in the next years. The next years saw a slight hike in the percentage of employees, while ended the period at 32%, which was 11% less than female employees in UK workforce.