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.

The charts compare the proportions of

men

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and

women

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between the ages of 60-64 participating in the workforce in

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1970 and 2000. The countries are Australia,

Japan

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, the

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and Belgium.

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, a higher proportion of males were employed than females of the same age in the 30-year period.

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, the proportion of working males has extremely reduced over the years. In 1970,

Japan

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had the highest percentage of employed

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and

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at 84% and 43% respectively.

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Belgian

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showed high participation at 79%, the

women

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were the least employed at only 8%. Australian

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ages 60-64 contributed 74% of the workforce, and the

women

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only 18%.

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is the

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with the

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at 75% and the

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at 36%. By the year 2000, a drastic decline was noted in the percentage of employed males;

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is 76%, Belgium experienced a sharp drop to 19%, Australia is 47% and the

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is 55%. The females ,

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, had a less obvious change to employment patterns. It increased in Australia (1%) and the

USA

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(2%), but decreased in

Japan

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(3%) and Belgium (1%).