The table and bar chart illustrate the primary reasons why men and women worked from home in 2019, alongside the number of hours they spent doing so.

Overall, saving money was the most common motivation for both genders to opt for remote work. However, men tended to work significantly longer hours than women, while childcare responsibilities emerged as a major factor influencing women’s choice.

A closer look at the data reveals that saving money was the leading reason cited by 45% of men and 42% of women. Improved productivity was the second most common factor among men (24%), whereas it was far less influential for women (11%). In contrast, childcare considerations were a dominant reason for 26% of women, compared to a mere 4% of men.

Turning to the distribution of working hours, the majority of men (81%) worked over 30 hours per week from home, in stark contrast to just 6% of women. Meanwhile, 74% of women worked fewer than 10 hours weekly, a category that included only 3% of men. The 10–30-hour range saw relatively modest participation from both groups, with 16% of men and 22% of women falling into this bracket.