The bar chart illustrates the percentage of how parents in a country spent time taking care of their children in the evening in 2022. (rewriteja)

The bar chart provides data on the percentage of

time

mothers

,

fathers

, and

both

parents

together spent on different activities with their

children

in the evening during 2022. The activities measured include dressing, homework, playing games, and preparing for bed.

To begin

with, the chart shows that

mothers

were predominantly responsible for most of the tasks compared to

fathers

.

For instance

, in dressing their

children

, approximately 75% of the

time

was spent by

mothers

,

whereas

fathers

contributed a minimal 5%. Interestingly,

both

parents

together were involved 20% of the

time

in

this

activity. When it comes to helping with homework,

mothers

once again led, dedicating around 50% of the

time

.

Fathers

were less engaged, contributing just under 10%,

while

both

parents

together assisted their

children

37% of the

time

.

This

suggests that homework is an activity where joint parental involvement is more common compared to dressing. The category of playing games revealed a different pattern. In

this

case,

both

parents

together were more actively involved, spending about 70% of the

time

.

Mothers

alone participated 25% of the

time

,

while

fathers

alone accounted for just 5%.

Lastly

, for preparing

children

for bed,

mothers

were once again the primary caregivers, contributing 42% of the

time

.

Fathers

’ involvement remained low at around 5%, with

both

parents

together sharing

this

task 50% of the

time

. In summary, the bar chart demonstrates that

mothers

generally spent more

time

on childcare activities compared to

fathers

, with the notable exception of playing games, where

both

parents

shared the responsibility more evenly.