Women in the workforce increases slowly (but surely) in other countries

   
    Not only is women participation in the workforce rising in America, it is also steadily increasing across the globe. Although the percentage of women employment is small (such as in Italy and France), from 1997 to 2008 the change of that percentage is dramatic (see graph below). In other countries, women may not have the same type of economic impact compared to here in the United States. Although we lag behind Denmark in how much our rising female work force has gone, Denmark and the U.S. are still far above the other countries. We may consider ourselves more progressive than other nations in some terms, but overall I believe that our nation especially needed women in the workforce more because of our ever-changing economy.

"Female Power." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 30 Dec. 2009. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.
  




Interesting way to look at this: A graph that shows how low the difference between male and female employment rates is in Sweden















Here's another graph. yet this is showcasing how steadily the female employment rate is rising.















Notice how Japan is almost dead last in both these graphs? (The first one, has about 22% with percentage gap and the second graph they're also in second) This video shows Kathy Matsui talking about how women entering Japan's workforce definitely will help their economy. http://www.youtube.com/user/GoldmanSachs?v=lFhVKY_BGXw