The bar chart below shows the main reasons why workers chose to work from home and the number of hours men and women worked at home in 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the primary motivations for individuals choosing to work from home and the average weekly hours dedicated to home-based work by men and women in 2018.

Overall, work-life balance and avoiding the commute were the most common reasons for working from home among both genders. However, women spent considerably more hours working from home due to family responsibilities than men did.

For work-life balance, women worked 20 hours per week from home, which was slightly more than men, who averaged 18 hours. Avoiding the commute was the second most cited reason, with men working 14 hours and women 10 hours. This shows men spent more time working from home to avoid their commute compared to women.

Regarding family responsibilities, women spent 14 hours working from home, which is more than double the 6 hours men dedicated for this reason. Productivity was another factor, with men working 10 hours and women 8 hours. The 'other' category accounted for the least amount of time for both genders, at 2 hours for men and 4 hours for women.