Band 6+: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend 20 minutes on this task. The bar chart below shows the average number of hours per week that men and women in five countries spent on household tasks in 2024. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the average number of hours per week that men and women spent on household in five different countries in 2024.

Overall, according to the chart women spent more time on household than men in all given countries. Also, italy ans japan shows highest figures for women, while men spent the least time in these countries.

It is obviously visible that in Japan, UK and Italy women spent more time on household chores than men. In Italy, women spent nearly 35 hours weekly, while men spent only 10 hours in household tasks. Similarly, in Japan women spent approximately 33 hours compared to 12 hours on men. Also in UK, figures were about 30 hours for women and 15 hours for men.

However, in USA and in Canada gap between women and men figures were less. In the USA, women spent around 26 hours per week, while men spent about 18 hours. In Canada, women spent approximately 28 hours, compared to 20 hours for men.