The charts show information about the percentage of men and women aged 60-64 who were employed in four countries in 1970 and 2000.

The graphs illustrate the proportion of males and females employed in four distinct countries (Belgium, USA, Japan, Indonesia), and aged between 60-64 in 1970 and 2000.

Overall

, we can see that the percentage of

men

was slightly higher than

women

in 1970.

On the other hand

,

this

difference

rose in 2000.

In addition

, the total

number

of people who fit

this

category decreased. In 1970, in the USA the

number

of male

employers

accounted for nearly 85%, and the

number

of

women

employers

was slightly less at around 79%. But in 2000, the

number

of employees went down, especially

women

employees. When the total

number

of

men

employers

only declined by 6% the total

number

of

women

dropped by almost 40%, making the

difference

between

men

and

women

employers

almost 40%.

Similarly

, Belgium had a significant fall in the

number

of

employers

and a climb in the

difference

between male and female

employers

. The

number

of

women

employers

plunged by 50%,

whereas

men

's

employers

decreased by 20%, making the total

number

of male

employers

almost 5 times as

women

.

On the other hand

, the

difference

between male and female

employers

didn’t increase in Japan. Indeed, it declined from 20% to almost 0%.

Likewise

, in Indonesia the

difference

almost didn’t change, and the total

number

of

men

and

women

employed only dropped by 15%.