The chart below shows the percentage of difference in income between men and women from 1978 to 2008. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart provides us with some information about the

percentage

of difference in income between men and women during three decades starting in 1978. What is obvious is, despite the unbelievable increase in

Australia

, Other countries including Japan, the USA,

France

and the

UK

experienced a downfall.

Therefore

, in the four countries of five that

this

chart shows us, women’s income is near to witnessing equality more than ever.

To begin

with, Japan has the most difference between men’s and women’s income and no matter what, it always takes the lead in these statistics.

However

, in the

beginning

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year which is 1978, Japan had approximately a 50% difference and over time it decreased considerably and it ended up being 40%. Regarding the second and third places which contain the US and the

UK

, They approximately experience same path and have declined over

this

period.

Although

the

UK

has a bigger

percentage

at first(it is almost 33%

whereas

the

UK

is below 30

percent

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)

also

it has a sharper decrease over the first two decades. In the end, both US and

UK

finished where they started respectively 2nd(28%) and 3rd(27%).

Finally

, the

last

two places belong to

France

and

Australia

. In the starting year(1978),

France

and

Australia

have thereabouts 20 percent with respectively 19% and 17%. Regarding the first two decades, they both have a relatively reduced and

France

has a higher

percentage

.

However

, in 1998,

Australia

overtook

France

and over a decade it climbed and levelled out at 25% and second place

whereas

France

had the lowest

percentage

at 18%.