Band 6+: The bar chart below shows the average duration of housework women did (unemployed, part-time employed and full-time) when compared to men who had full-time work in the UK between 1985 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows hours spent on housework in the UK from 1985 to 2005 between men with full time employment and women with various employment type. From overall perspective, it is obvious that unemployed women spent the highest hours for all groups.

Unemployed women led the entire period in terms of hours, at a peak of 7 hours in 1985 and 2005 and a slight dip to 6,5 hours in between. In contrast, men with full-time work were unchanged at just 1 hour in 1985 and 1995, though there was a slight rise to 1,5 hours in 2005.

Women with part-time employment were slightly lower than their unemployed counterparts throughout the period, beginning at 5,3 hours in 1985, before declining to 5 hours over the next 5 years, and then finishing the period with a surge to 6 hours. The figures for women with full time employment resembled those of men, though they were marginally higher at 2, 1,5 and 2,8 hours in 1985, 1995 and 2005 respectively.