For working mothers, the struggle is very, very real

Visual form

Two-panel dot-matrix comparison chart.

Layout / body structure

The chart places two large circular dot arrays side by side, one for fathers on the left and one for mothers on the right. Reader compares the printed values above each circle and then reads the filled-versus-unfilled dots inside each circle to see how much of each 100-dot field is positive versus remaining.

What is being compared

It compares fathers and mothers on the share who report positive outcomes of remote work on well-being during the COVID-19 period.

Measurement system

The measure is percent of respondents. Each circle functions like a 100-dot icon array, with the large numbers 71 and 41 anchoring the comparison and the unfilled dots showing the remainder to 100.

Visible structure inside the graphic

Both groups use the same circular dot layout, which keeps the scale identical across the two panels. The fathers circle is filled much deeper into the lower half, while the mothers circle leaves a visibly larger gray remainder, so the difference is obvious before the labels are read closely.

Main takeaway from the visual

Remote work is shown as producing substantially fewer positive well-being outcomes for mothers than for fathers. The paired circles make that imbalance feel immediate because the mothers panel visibly carries a much smaller filled share.

Key standout values or extremes

The key values are 71 percent for fathers and 41 percent for mothers, a 30-point gap. In the visual itself, fathers occupy well over two-thirds of the circle while mothers sit closer to two-fifths, which makes the shortfall easy to see at a glance.

Controls / sequence, when applicable

This is a static chart image with no in-chart controls to operate.

Companion media, when applicable

There is no separate companion audio or video; the chart image is the full visual on this page.