The line graph illustrates the proportion of women working inside parliament in various European nations over a twelve-year period beginning from 2000.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that Germany had the highest percentage of females in parliament, with the exception of one isolated period between 2008 and 2012, followed by Italy, France, Belgium and the UK. The percentages of all countries in question experienced upward trends, with the UK’s increase being the most dramatic.
In 2000, Germany’s figure was the highest compared with the other nations, accounting for roughly 35%. A slight decline followed thereafter to around 34% in 2004, only for it to recover and finish at 36%. Italy’s percentage was significantly higher than that of the UK, making up around 27% and 3% respectively at the start of the period. Both countries followed similar trajectories over the next twelve years, with Italy overtaking Germany and reaching its peak of nearly 40% and the UK achieving its highest point at 23% to end the period surveyed.
At the start of the period, the percentage of females working in parliament in Belgium was approximately 18%, slightly lower than France at 25%. Over the next eight years, Belgium’s figure rose by a considerable 5% and there was a smaller rise of 4% in France. France’s proportion continued its upward trend to end at around 32%, while Belgium remained virtually unchanged at 23% by 2010.
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With the exception of ngoại trừ
One isolated period một giai đoạn riêng biệt
Followed by được theo sau bởi
In question được nhắc tới
Experience upward trends chứng kiến xu hướng gia tăng
With the UK’s increase being the most dramatic với sự gia tăng của UK là đáng kể nhất
Compared with so sánh với
Accounting for chiếm
Roughly xấp xỉ
A slight decline sự giảm nhẹ
Thereafter sau đó
Recover phục hồi
Significantly higher cao hơn đáng kể
Making up chiếm
Respectively theo thứ tự lần lượt
Followed similar trajectories đi theo xu hướng giống nhau
Overtaking vượt lên
Reaching its peak of đạt tới đỉnh tại
Achieving its highest point at đạt tới điểm cao nhất tại
Surveyed được khảo sát
Slightly lower thấp hơn 1 chút
Continue its upward trend tiếp túc xu hướng đi lên
Remained virtually unchanged gần như không thay đổi