The charts below show the percentages of men and women aged 60-64 in employment in four countries in 1970 and 2000 Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The charts illustrate the percentages of employed 60-64 years old

men

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and

women

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in Australia,

Japan

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, USA, and

Belgium

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in 1970 and 2000.

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,

Japan

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has the highest

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of

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and

women

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employed in 1970 and 2000

while

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Belgium

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has the lowest

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of female employees in 2000 and the USA has the lowest

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of male employees in 2000. In 1970,

Belgium

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had the lowest amount of female

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with only 8%,

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is

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with male

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with 79% in the same year. Australian male workforce tripled the number of female

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in 1970 with 74% and 18% respectively. In

Japan

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and the USA, the

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of employed

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is double that of

women

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with 84%

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and 43%

women

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for

Japan

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and 73%

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and 36%

women

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respectively.

On the other hand

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, in 2000, there was a decrease in the workforce of both

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and

women

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in

Japan

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and

Belgium

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. There was a significant drop of around 60% in

Belgium

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from 79% to 19%.

Men

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and

women

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workers

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in

Japan

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had a slight decrease with only 76% and 40% left employed. Working Australian

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had a significant decline of around 50%.

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, both Australian and Japanese

women

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had a slight increase with 19% and 38% respectively.