The first chart below shows the percentages of women and men in a country involved in some kinds (cooking, cleaning, pet caring and repairing the house). The second chart show the amount of time each gender spent on each task per day.

The first chart below shows the percentages of women and men in a country involved in some kinds (cooking, cleaning, pet caring and repairing the house). The second chart show the amount of time each gender spent on each task per day.
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The charts illustrate the distribution of different household chores that males and females usually do and how much
time
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they spend on separate tasks every day.
It is clear that
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most women take responsibility for cooking and cleaning the house and they spend most of their
time
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during the day doing those. Meanwhile, men are more concerned about house repairs.
Besides
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, pet care takes up the same percentage of
time
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for both 2 genders. As can be seen, the wives are in charge of most cooking activities with over 80% of all, compared to 60% of the husbands.
By contrast
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, men are more likely to do house repairs
instead
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of women, which stands at nearly one-fifth.
Likewise
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, cleaning is usually done by female counterparts as they comprise 60%,
while
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the figure for that finished by their partners was 40%. Both genders
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share the same portion of pet care, it accounts for approximately 20%. Regarding the average
time
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they use for housework, wives spend 80% of their
time
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on cooking and under 70% on cleaning,
whereas
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the proportion of those done by their spouses takes 60% and over 40% of the
time
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respectively. The amount of
time
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spent on pet care by both males and females is 20%.
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,
whereas
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women show less interest in repairing household items as they spend only a small fraction, men make up 20%.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
Vocabulary: Replace the words time with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Gender roles
  • Work-life balance
  • Division of labor
  • Domestic tasks
  • Stereotypes
  • Traditional roles
  • Participation rate
  • Disparity
  • Societal expectations
  • Productivity
  • Cultural norms
  • Economic implications
  • Social dynamics
  • Household chores
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