Band 7+: This bar chart shows the percentage of Australian graduates in full-time employment four months after graduating ,between 1995 and 2001. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.

The data demonstrates the proportion of scholars working full-time four months after completing the degree from 1995 to 2001.

Overall, employment levels have risen over the six years for both genders, but the number of working women was considerably lower than it was for men, except in 2001. During the period, the percentage of male graduates increased steadily, and the peak was in the year 2000, the start of the new millennium, when the percentage of full-time employed male students increased by a very small number in relation to the previous year. If we look backward, in period of five years, the percentage of employed female graduates, increased from just over three quarters to a very large majority.

The trend was similar for female graduates, with a slight overall increase over the period from 1995 to 2001. Regarding men, there was a steep rise in 1996. In comparison to male alumni, the number of females sex remained constant over the next year. In addition, in the final year of the period, the proportion of workers in full-time employment was equal for both sexes.