Band 5+: The graphs below show the percentage of men and women aged 60-64 who were employed in four countries in 1970 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graphs compare the proportion of both genders aged between 60 and 64 who were hired in four developed countries among 1970 and 2000.

Overall, it is noticeable that in both given years males were involved more in workforce rather than females, especially in Belgium women participation in job showed its lowest point compared with other countries in 2000.

Firstly, while men in their early sixties working in Belgium accounted for nearly 80% in 1970, women showed slightly decline,being 63% among all. In contrast, in the same year USA male emplyees reached its highest percentage, fixing at 86%, compared to opposite sex who were nearly 10% less, being 78%. While in Japan man workers aged 60 to 64 accounted for 76% and were lesser compared to other countries at that time, female workers also were slightly lower, being only at 56%.In Indonesia aged men emplyees were at the point of 84%, but older women workers were only 65%.

Secondly, in 2000, Belgium underwent a considerable drop in both genders. If male contribution of elderly workers decreased to 52%, working women significantly dropped to 8%. In USA man employees among 60 and 64 reduced to 78%, while women workers also fell to 45% compared to 1970. In Japan aged men involved in work showed considerable decline, accounting for 63%, and for women also reducing to 47%. Finally, in Indonesia, elderly men’s contribution to job were 74%, while women showed slightly decline to half percentage.