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| Men in UK enjoy more leisure time than women, study shows | Men in UK enjoy more leisure time than women, study shows |
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| Men take more leisure time than women in the UK, a study of the nation’s work-life balance has shown. | Men take more leisure time than women in the UK, a study of the nation’s work-life balance has shown. |
| Men spend six hours and nine minutes a day on leisure pursuits, compared with five hours and 29 minutes for women, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found. | |
| The gender gap is greatest in north-west England, where men spent an average 36.2 hours a week engaged in leisure activities, seven hours more than women. The smallest gap was in Northern Ireland where the time spent was identical for men and women. | The gender gap is greatest in north-west England, where men spent an average 36.2 hours a week engaged in leisure activities, seven hours more than women. The smallest gap was in Northern Ireland where the time spent was identical for men and women. |
| When not in leisure, women were more likely than men to be performing unpaid work, the study showed. Unpaid work for the purposes of the study was anything households perform for themselves such as childcare, adult care, volunteering, cooking, cleaning, DIY, gardening, transporting themselves or others, or ironing and washing clothes. | When not in leisure, women were more likely than men to be performing unpaid work, the study showed. Unpaid work for the purposes of the study was anything households perform for themselves such as childcare, adult care, volunteering, cooking, cleaning, DIY, gardening, transporting themselves or others, or ironing and washing clothes. |
| For men, the days with the highest average time spent performing unpaid work were Mondays and Saturdays, where men carried out an average 131 minutes of unpaid work per day. The day women spent the highest amount of time on unpaid work was Monday with 207 minutes per day, the ONS said. | For men, the days with the highest average time spent performing unpaid work were Mondays and Saturdays, where men carried out an average 131 minutes of unpaid work per day. The day women spent the highest amount of time on unpaid work was Monday with 207 minutes per day, the ONS said. |
| The majority of leisure time for both sexes was spent consuming mass media, the ONS said, such as watching TV, reading, or listening to music. Men gave 16 hours and 24 minutes per week on mean average to this activity, while women dedicated 14 hours and 23 minutes. | The majority of leisure time for both sexes was spent consuming mass media, the ONS said, such as watching TV, reading, or listening to music. Men gave 16 hours and 24 minutes per week on mean average to this activity, while women dedicated 14 hours and 23 minutes. |