The graph below shows information on employment rates across 4 countries in 1970 and 2000.

The graph illustrates an overview of gender distribution at work in four distinct countries - Belgium, America,

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, and

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- over the period from 1970 to 2000.

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, male employees accounted for the majority of the workforce in the four countries between 1970 and 2000.

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, employment rates for both genders declined over

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period. In 1970, the gender distribution in the American workforce was nearly equal, with 86% of males and 78% of females employed.

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, there was a considerable difference in the gender distribution in the other countries:

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% of males compared to 63% of females in Belgium, 76% versus 56% in

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, and 84% against 65% in

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. Over the following 30 years, the percentage of male employees in the US slightly declined to 79%,

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Belgium’s proportion fell to 52%, and in

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and

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, it reached 63% and 74%, respectively. Meanwhile, the percentages of the female workforce in the US,

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, and

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were almost identical, at 45%, 47%, and 50%, respectively. Notably, Belgium had the lowest proportion, at only 8%.