Describe the information presented below, comparing results for men and women in the categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see.
Describe the information presented below, comparing results for men and women in the categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see. Op3
The diagram reveals that the number of hours per week spent in unpaid work is unequally distributed between men and women.
In households where there are no children, women are reported to work some 30 hours per week in such tasks as housework and gardening. Men's contribution to these unpaid jobs averages a considerably lower 18 hours.
When children enter the household, however, the inequality becomes even more pronounced. In families of 1 - 2 children, men maintain approximately the same number of hours of unpaid work as in childless households, but the number of hours women work in the home rises to 52 per week, much of it, on doubt, due to childcare responsibilities.
Interestingly, when there are three or more children in the household, men are found to work even fewer hours around the house than before the appearance of the third child. Whereas women's unpaid hours rise to approximately 56 per week, the corresponding figure for men, 16, actually represents a decrease.
The data suggest that the increased presence of women in the paid work force has yet to lead to an increased role for men in the home.
The diagram reveals that the number of
hours
per
week
spent in unpaid
work
is
unequally
distributed between
men
and women.
In
households
where there are no
children
, women
are reported
to
work
some
30
hours
per
week
in such tasks as housework and gardening.
Men
's contribution to these unpaid jobs averages a
considerably
lower 18 hours.
When
children
enter the
household
,
however
, the inequality becomes even more pronounced. In families of
1 - 2
children
,
men
maintain approximately the same number of
hours
of unpaid
work
as in childless
households
,
but
the number of
hours
women
work
in the home rises to 52 per
week
, much of it, on doubt, due to childcare responsibilities.
Interestingly
, when there are three or more
children
in the
household
,
men
are found
to
work
even fewer
hours
around the
house
than
before
the appearance of the third child. Whereas women's unpaid
hours
rise to approximately 56 per
week
, the corresponding figure for
men
, 16, actually represents a decrease.
The data suggest that the increased presence of women in the paid
work
force has
yet
to lead to an increased role for
men
in the home.
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