The bar chart compares variations in the number of weekly working hours by men and women in Australia. Overall, it is evident that in some categories, men worked more than women and, vice versa. It is also clear that the percentage of men and women working excessive hours was identical.
While around 43% of men worked 30-50 hours per week, marking the highest percentage on the chart, it was women following closely behind, with 35% of them being employed in the same amount of time. By contrast, there was a huge difference in the percentage of both genders who worked 60-80 hours per week, since the proportion for males amounted to 30%, a figure which was double that of women, about 18%. Interestingly, women dominated in working less than 20 hours. The proportion of women working 10-20 hours per week was responsible for approximately 22%, whereas around 12% of men were in their workplace for 10-20 hours. As for those who worked less than 10 hours per week, the percentage for men and women constituted 5% and 15%, respectively.
While around 43% of men worked 30-50 hours per week, marking the highest percentage on the chart, it was women following closely behind, with 35% of them being employed in the same amount of time. By contrast, there was a huge difference in the percentage of both genders who worked 60-80 hours per week, since the proportion for males amounted to 30%, a figure which was double that of women, about 18%. Interestingly, women dominated in working less than 20 hours. The proportion of women working 10-20 hours per week was responsible for approximately 22%, whereas around 12% of men were in their workplace for 10-20 hours. As for those who worked less than 10 hours per week, the percentage for men and women constituted 5% and 15%, respectively.