The charts below show employment rates of males and females of different ages and the average age of their youngest child in the UK in 2008.
The chart illustrates the employment statistics for men and women belonging to various age brackets and how old their youngest child is on average in the UK in 2008. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the figures for employed females in all age groups in question were higher than those of males, with the exception of the youngest and oldest age cohorts. The employment data for both genders tended to rise with the age of their youngest child.
Looking first of all at the percentage of employed individuals in the youngest age bracket, men’s proportion was slightly higher than women’s, accounting for 20% and 13%, respectively. A more notable gap between two genders was recorded in the oldest age group, with males representing 38% and females 25%. The percentages of working females from the age of 26 to 59 were all greater than that of men, with figures ranging from 70% to 82% for females and from 65% to 78% for males.
Turning to the second bar chart, the percentages of both female and male workers with their youngest child aged from 0 to 5 were identical at precisely 60%. Employment among men whose youngest child was between 6 to 20 years old was comparable at around 75%. The figure for employed women with their youngest child belonging to this age range was lower and more diverse, varying from roughly 55% to 64%. Finally, a less prominent disparity was registered in males and females with their youngest child aged from 21 to 25 at 72% and exactly 70%, in turn.
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