The charts show information about percentage of men and women aged 60-90 who were employed in four countries in 1970-2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts show information about percentage of men and women aged 60-90 who were employed in four countries in 1970-2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The charts show information about percentage of men and women aged 60-90 who were employed in four countries in 1970-2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar charts provide data regarding
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the proportion
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of employees in four specific countries from 1970 to 2000, broken down by gender.
It is clear that
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at the beginning of the period, the level of employment among both sexes was higher in Belgium and the USA,
whereas
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by the end of
this
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time, it fell drastically among females, especially in Belgium.
Overall
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, there were more working men than
women
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in all four countries throughout the period. Focusing first on Belgium and the USA, in 1970, approximately 8 in 10 and 9 in 10 males were employed,
whereas
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by 2000, the figures dropped to 1 in 2 and 8 in 10 male workers, respectively. Regarding
women
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, roughly 60% and 80% of them worked in these countries.
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, by the end of the period, the percentages of female employees dropped drastically, to fewer than 10% and 40%. As for the remaining nations, in 1970, there were about 75 to 85 per cent of working men in Japan and Indonesia,
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, for
women
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, the corresponding proportion was between nearly 55 and 65 per cent. By 2000, the proportions for both genders in Japan decreased to around 50%, which was almost the same as for
women
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employed in Indonesia.
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, the figure for men there was at the level of 70%.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, whereas".
Vocabulary: Replace the words women with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
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