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The Chart Shows The Division of Household Tasks by Gender in Great Britain

The chart shows the average time men and women in Great Britain spend on household tasks each day. Women spend slightly less than four hours on household tasks, while men spend just over two and a half hours. Women spend more than twice as much time on kitchen tasks like cooking and washing up compared to men. Women also spend more time cleaning the house and doing childcare. However, men spend more time on gardening, pet care, and maintenance/DIY tasks. Overall, the figures show that women spend more time on routine domestic chores while men do more maintenance and outdoor tasks.

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The Chart Shows The Division of Household Tasks by Gender in Great Britain

The chart shows the average time men and women in Great Britain spend on household tasks each day. Women spend slightly less than four hours on household tasks, while men spend just over two and a half hours. Women spend more than twice as much time on kitchen tasks like cooking and washing up compared to men. Women also spend more time cleaning the house and doing childcare. However, men spend more time on gardening, pet care, and maintenance/DIY tasks. Overall, the figures show that women spend more time on routine domestic chores while men do more maintenance and outdoor tasks.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart shows the division of household tasks by gender in Great Britain.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Source: Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

Look at the following sample answer to the writing task. Write a word in each space.
The chart shows the average number of minutes per day men and women in Great Britain spend on jobs
around the house.
In total, men spend just .................... two-and-a-half hours on household tasks whereas women spend
slightly .................... than four hours. Women spend more than .................... as much time doing kitchen
tasks such as cooking and washing up .................... men (74 minutes for women as
opposed .................... 30 minutes for men. Women are also more active in cleaning the house- it takes 58
minutes of their day compared .................... 13 minutes for men - and childcare, where women put in
more than twice as .................... time as men.
On the other hand, men are .................... active in gardening and pet care, where they spend twice
as .................... as women, and maintenance and DIY, on which they spend 15 minutes

more.................... women. Women account for almost all the time spent on washing and ironing clothes.
This takes them 25 minutes, .................... men spend just 2 minutes on this task.
Overall the figures show that women spend more time on routine domestic chores than
men,.................... men do more household maintenance, gardening and pet care.

KEY:
The chart shows the average number of minutes per day men and women in Great Britain spend on jobs
around the house.
In total, men spend just over two-and-a-half hours on household tasks whereas women spend
slightly less than four hours. Women spend more than twice as much time doing kitchen tasks such as
cooking and washing up as men (74 minutes for women as opposed to 30 minutes for men. Women are
also more active in cleaning the house- it takes 58 minutes of their day compared to / with 13 minutes for
men - and childcare, where women put in more than twice as much time as men.
On the other hand, men are more active in gardening and pet care, where they spend twice as longas
women, and maintenance and DIY, on which they spend 15 minutes more than women. Women account
for almost all the time spent on washing and ironing clothes. This takes them 25 minutes,while /
whereas men spend just 2 minutes on this task.
Overall the figures show that women spend more time on routine domestic chores than men, while /
whereas men do more household maintenance, gardening and pet care.

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