The share of mothers who do not work outside the home rose to 29% in 2012, up from a modern-era low of 23% in 1999, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data.
A new cohort of young womenโmembers of the so-called Millennial generationโhas been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had beenโor than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success.
This refers to a post on FactTank about census data indicating that the rate of household formation among young adults (ages 18 to 32) is not growing, as of March 2013.
Thereโs no tougher job than being a parent, or so the saying goes. This sentiment seems to be confirmed by a new Pew Research Center analysis of government time use data. Parents find caring for their children to be much more exhausting than the work they do for pay. At the same time, parents find much more meaning in the time they spend with their children than in the time they spend at work.