According to a survey conducted in 2022, 67 percent of working mothers with children younger than 18 in the household reported feeling a great deal of pressure to focus on their responsibilities at home in the United States, compared to 45 percent of working fathers.
Share of employed parents who say that they feel a great deal of pressure to focus on various responsibilities at home or work in the United States in 2022, by gender
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Pew Research Center. (March 1, 2023). Share of employed parents who say that they feel a great deal of pressure to focus on various responsibilities at home or work in the United States in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418332/pressures-faced-by-working-mothers-and-fathers-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of employed parents who say that they feel a great deal of pressure to focus on various responsibilities at home or work in the United States in 2022, by gender." Chart. March 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418332/pressures-faced-by-working-mothers-and-fathers-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of employed parents who say that they feel a great deal of pressure to focus on various responsibilities at home or work in the United States in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418332/pressures-faced-by-working-mothers-and-fathers-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Employed Parents Who Say That They Feel a Great Deal of Pressure to Focus on Various Responsibilities at Home or Work in The United States in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418332/pressures-faced-by-working-mothers-and-fathers-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of employed parents who say that they feel a great deal of pressure to focus on various responsibilities at home or work in the United States in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418332/pressures-faced-by-working-mothers-and-fathers-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of employed parents who say that they feel a great deal of pressure to focus on various responsibilities at home or work in the United States in 2022, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418332/pressures-faced-by-working-mothers-and-fathers-us/
