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.
This
diagram looks at the average amount of hours per week spent by men and women doing the housework and carrying the children. The given illustration gives three categories depending on the
quantity
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number
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of kids. If we look at the data only for women, with the increasing number of children, the upward trend
of
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in
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working hours can be seen.
Moreover
, wives carrying more than three children spend twice as much
time
doing unpaid work compared to those, who have
the
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apply
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only
child
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one child
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. On the other side, for
men
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the
time
spent on
the
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apply
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housework insignificantly depends on the number of kids.
Moreover
, the amount of
time
even slightly decreases for families with more than five members,
in contrast
to the smaller ones. To summarize, the provided line graph highlights that married women spend much more of their
time
on the occupation related to the house and families, compare to their husbands.
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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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