The diagram below shows the average hours of unpaid work per week done by people in different categories. (Unpaid work refers to such activities as childcare in the home, housework and gardening.) Describe the information presented below, comparing results for men and women in the categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see.

The diagram below shows the average hours of unpaid work per week done by people in different categories. (Unpaid work refers to such activities as childcare in the home, housework and gardening.) Describe the information presented below, comparing results for men and women in the categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see.
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The bar graph presents information on the amount of weekly unpaid working
hours
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experienced
in
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married people by gender and by the
number
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of
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children
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they have.
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, the
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of weekly unpaid
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hours
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increased significantly in married
women
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when the
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of
children
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they have increased,
while
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that in married men slightly decreased when the
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of
children
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they have increased. Based on the information provided in the bar chart, married
women
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had
higher
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number
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of unpaid
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hours
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compared to that
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married
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a married
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man
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men
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. The
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of unpaid
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hours
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raised drastically by 20 to slightly over 50 when
women
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with 1-2
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,
while
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the
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of
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grew approximately by 10 to 60 when they have at least three
children
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.
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,
women
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had the highest
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of unpaid
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hours
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when they have more than three
children
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,
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which doubled to 60 compared to those without
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.
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to the increasing
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of unpaid
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hours
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in
married
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the married
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female
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females
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when they have
higher
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a higher
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number
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of
children
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, that in married men decreased negligibly and remained slightly under 20
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per week. The difference between the
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of unpaid
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hours
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between the two genders increased significantly when the
number
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of
children
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increase.
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, the difference reached
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peak when they have more than three
children
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. In summary, married
women
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spent more effort on housework than married men.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "in addition, while".
Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words hours, number, children, work, women with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "compared" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "difference" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "information" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 12 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • diagram
  • unpaid work
  • categories
  • average hours
  • men
  • women
  • comparison
  • overview
  • highest
  • differences
  • reasons
  • childcare
  • housework
  • gardening
  • gender roles
  • societal expectations
  • cultural norms
  • work-life balance
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