Description:

The report is divided into two main sections. Section I, Public Opinion Survey Findings, is based mainly on the new Pew Research survey and includes three chapters. Chapter 1 looks at women's growing presence in the labor market and explores changing attitudes about work. Chapter 2 looks at the challenges mothers and fathers face in attempting to balance work and family life. Chapter 3 explores how these challenges are affectin g parents- both in terms of their overall happiness and in how they evaluate the job they are doing raising their children.

Section II of the report, Time Use Findings , primarily draws from time use surveys and includes public opinion questions related to time use when available. Chapter 4 provides an overview of how mothers and fathers spend their time in the workplace and at home and how they feel about their time. Chapter 5 goes into detail about the long- term trend in time use among men and women- and f athers and mothers- over the past five decades. Chapter 6 looks at current time use patterns among parents of different family types and living arrangements.