The graph shows the percentage of women working in 6 countries in 1960, 1970 and 1980. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting on th e main features and make comparisons where relevant

Information concerning female working rates in six particular countries for the period of two centuries from 1960 to 1980 is given in the bar chart. The information can be divided into two groups, increasing and decreasing trends. It is immediately apparent that the

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figures increased over the period in most countries with the exception of the USSR.

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with, there were five countries

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a growth in

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workers. By far the highest rates of female employees in the final year was Sweden, with the figure increasing from above 50% to 70% between 1960 and 1980 respectively. The most noticeable growth was in the

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women

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employment ratios in Canada. Despite

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Canadian

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Canada

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having the lowest figure in 1960,

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almost 20%

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over the given timeline from just over 30% to above 50% in 1980. Not only were the

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of

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in the final year in Canada more

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50%, but Australia and the UK

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showed the same rates. Even though those began as just 40% and 50%, respectively.

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, the female occupational

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in the USA had the smallest change, even

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its peak at almost 50% in 1970 but generally fluctuated around 40%. In marked contrast, The USSR was the only

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to

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upward

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.

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the

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of

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women

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employment stood

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highest

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over 70% at the beginning of the period, the figures depicted a gradual fall to around 65% in the final year.