Overall,the employment rate for both males and females in all four countries saw a substantial decline over the period

The bar charts illustrate the proportion of men and women that were still working between the ages of 60 and 64 in Belgium,USA, Japan and Indonesia,in 1970 and 2000

Overall,the employment rate for both males and females in all four countries saw a substantial decline over the period.Meanwhile,the proportion of employed males aged 60-64 was invariably higher than that of their counterparts in the two given years,regardless of the country

In 1970,roughly 83% of Indonesian men aged 60-64 were employed,which was second only to the USA,at 86%.The percentage of 60-64 year old women who were still working in Indonesian and USA was 50% and 76% respectively.In 2000,while employment rates for males in both mentioned countries declined by roughly 10% the percentage of employed females in Indonesia rose to surpass that of the USA,at 50% compared to 45%

Initially,Japan was the country where the statistical difference between employed males and females was the largest,with 75% of males and 56% of females.However,over the next 30 years,the largest gap was to be seen in Belgium where 51% of males were employed,approximately 40% higher than the figure for females