The line graph compares the levels of employment among working age women in five countries, namely Iceland, Canada, Germany, Chile, and Turkey, every decade from 1965 to 1995.
Overall, what is most striking when looking at the data was the significantly better female employment situation in Iceland, Canada, Germany than in Chile and Turkey during the entire period. Additionally, all surveyed countries experienced relative stability in their female levels of employment.
Focusing first on nations with a large demographic of employed women aged 15 to 64, Iceland clearly stood out as the leading country throughout the timeline despite its percentage undergoing a drop of 10% from the zenith of around 82% in 1965, which was also the most pronounced change in the chart. Consistently following this nation was Canada whose figure stayed generally unchanged at 70%. As for Germany, this country reported a slight improvement in its female employment levels, from just below 60% in 1965 to approximately 63% in 1995, thereby securing the third place.
Chile and Turkey, meanwhile, exhibited considerably less positive female employment status quo. Specifically, with only 35% of women having a job in 1965, Chile then saw an uptick in its proportion to 39% ten years later, but subsequently entered a plateau during the remainder of the time frame. In comparison, commencing with about 10% lower in figure, Turkey’s percentage of employed women declined to 20% in 1975, notwithstanding a negligible recovery to around 21% eventually.