Almost 1 in 5 stay-at-home parents in the U.S. are dads
In 2021, 18% of parents didn’t work for pay, which was unchanged from 2016, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
In 2021, 18% of parents didn’t work for pay, which was unchanged from 2016, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
For Mother’s Day, here’s a snapshot of what motherhood looks like in the U.S. today, drawn from government data and Pew Research Center surveys.
Among the roughly 6 million small business firms with employees, 49% have just one to four workers.
Widespread child care challenges from the coronavirus pandemic lasted into 2021 for some U.S. parents.
Among married couples in the United States, women’s financial contributions have grown steadily over the last half century. Even when earnings are similar, husbands spend more time on paid work and leisure, while wives devote more time to caregiving and housework.
Balancing work and family duties brings challenges for working parents. Yet many say working is best for them at this point in their life.
The changing role of fathers has introduced new challenges as dads juggle the competing demands of family and work.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.
Multigenerational caregivers in the U.S., who account for 12% of parents, provide more than two and a half hours of unpaid care a day.
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