The line graph below gives information about the percentage of women aged 15-64 in employment between 2003 and 2009.

The line graph provides information on the proportion of women aged 15–64 in employment across different countries between 2003 and 2009.

Overall

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, whilst most countries experienced minor fluctuations, Iceland consistently had the highest employment rates throughout the period,

whereas

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Turkey remained the lowest. Notably, Germany and Chile both saw gradual increases,

whereas

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Turkey

initially

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declined before recovering. As the graph illustrates, the figure for Iceland

initially

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began at just over 80%,

then

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remained relatively stable for four years, before dropping slightly to around 78% by 2009.

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, the percentage of Canadian women started at approximately 69%,

then

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grew marginally to 70% in 2007 and levelled off at that figure through to 2009. In Germany, the proportion commenced at nearly 59%, and by 2009, it showed an increase of around 6%, following a generally upward trend.

On the other hand

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, Chile witnessed a comparable pattern, starting at roughly 35% and rising steadily to about 41% by the end of the period. Turkey,

however

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, followed a different trajectory, with a noticeable decline within the first two years to approximately 22%, followed by a steady recovery to roughly 25%

at the end

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of the interval.