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 line graph gives key information about the difference in income between genders in five different countries , Japan, the US, the UK , France and Australia , during the period from 1978 to 2008.

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, the figures followed different trends over the period shown.

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some categories experienced an upward trend, others declined or remained relatively stable. It is

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evident that there were considerable differences in figures among the categories. Turning, Australia and France both started at approximately 20% in 1978 , and

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Australia fell slightly before increasing dramatically to 23% in 2008 ,

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France dropped moderately to around 17%in 2008.

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, both the UK and the US had a downward trend, and they began at nearly 32% , 29% in the first year of the record before continuously diving and arriving at roughly 26% and 28% in 2008. Howover Japan committed to 48% and decreased gradually to 42% in 2008.