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.
The bar chart provides information on the average number of
hours
married
men
and
women
use to do jobs that do not offer any form of salary in seven days.
Overall
, married females do the most
work
in all three categories
while
married males with or without any
children
do the same
hours
of
work
. In terms of spouses with no
children
, the
women
perform 30
hours
of
work
in the week;
however
,
men
's average time spent doing
work
without pay is just over half what the
hours
women
spend (18).
Women
who are married with one to two
children
waste approximately 51
hours
doing activities like helping them with homework or babysitting which is almost three times higher than
men
in
this
same category.
Finally
, married
women
with three or more
children
take the lead among their other counterparts by spending 60
hours
per week doing housework
such
as gardening and assisting with their
children
's schoolwork
whereas
the
men
with three-plus
children
still stay below 20
hours
per week.
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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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