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 supplied graph makes comparisons between married
women
and
men
in terms of the average
hours
spent on unpaid
work
such
as childcare in the home, housework, and gardening.
Overall
, it can be seen that married
women
have the highest working
hours
compared to married
men
.
This
number rises with the increase in
children
's numbers. In detail, married
women
without
children
work
around 30
hours
per week.
This
figure soured by 20
hours
after having 1 or 2 kids. It is noticeable that
women
Change preposition
for women
show examples
with three
children
or more The quantity of
hours
spent looking after their
children
and doing housework is double that of
women
with no
children
, at about 60
hours
. Regarding married
men
, like married
women
without
children
, they
work
18
hours
per week doing household chores. An exact number can be shown for
men
who either have one or two kids.
However
, males with 3
children
and more experienced a lower amount of
hours
on
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of
show examples
unpaid
work
at 16
hours
per week
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Vocabulary: Replace the words women, men, hours, work, children with synonyms.

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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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