The bar chart illustrates the percentage of employed people by gender in six nations for the years 1995 and 2005.
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of employed people by gender in six nations for the years 1995 and 2005.
Overall, a higher percentage of men were employed than woman across six countries in both time period. Employment for both genders increases in each nation over the years. However, the proportion if women employed varied significantly across the various nation.
Iceland had the highest rates of men in the workforce over the period, with a rate of approximately 70% in 1995 rising to slightly above 80% in 2005. In contrast, the UK had the lowest male employment percentage at the beginning of the period, at about 55%. However, by 2005 this had increased to around 70%, reaching a similar level to Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
The country with the highest proportion of women in the workforce was Switzerland, with 55% in 1995 rising to merely under 70% in 2005. This contrasts sharply with Australia and New Zealand, where slightly over a quarter of the workforce were female in 1995. These figures had risen to around 40% by 2005.
