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70% of full-time working parents juggle work and child duties simultaneously, and moms feel it most

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Why This Matters

This survey highlights the ongoing challenge full-time working parents face in balancing professional and family responsibilities, with mothers experiencing greater impacts on their careers and personal time. Recognizing these struggles is crucial for developing workplace policies that support work-life balance and gender equity. As more parents juggle dual roles, the tech industry can play a vital role in creating solutions that ease these burdens for families.

Key Takeaways

Here’s a look what full-time working parents want, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. Most mothers and fathers who work full-time say they sometimes parent while at work and vice versa. Most are upset to miss out on events with their kids, and many don’t have enough time to exercise. But moms and dads seem to have different perceptions on who does most of the chores, and mothers were more likely than fathers to say that having children made it harder to advance at work.