The pie charts clearly illustrate the proportion of different mothers’ working patterns in Great Britain, based on their children age groups. The data is divided into three categories: not working, working part-time and working full-time.
Overall, it is noticable that mothers with infants aged from 0-2 are almost entirely stay at home. In contrast, women with children aged 10 are much more likely to be employed and have the lowest percentage of non-working mothers.
As can be seen from the charts, the share of mothers who remain at home is strongly influenced by the age of their youngest child. Mothers with infants aged 0-2 make up the largest percentage at 70 per cent, while those with children aged 3-4 account for a slightly lower, at 54 per cent. This figure drops significantly to over a third when their child is 5-9 years old and it reaches the lowest point of 26 per cent when the youngest child is 10 years old.
Meanwhile, participation in work consistently increases across the age group. Only 30 per cent of mothers with a child aged 0-2 are in work and this level rises to nearly a half when the child is 3-4 years old. Employment levels increase further among mothers of 5-9-year-olds. The highest share is recorded when the youngest child is 10 years old, at approximately three quarters.