Dads, Moms Have Drastically Different Views of How They Share the Workload
Summary
A recent survey shows that working moms and dads have very different views on how parenting and house chores are shared. Most moms feel they do more of the parenting and housework, while many dads believe the tasks are split more equally.Key Facts
- About half of two-parent households have both parents working full-time.
- 52% of full-time working parents think moms do more daily parenting.
- 39% of parents believe parenting duties are shared equally.
- For house chores, 43% say moms do more, while 40% say chores are shared equally.
- 63% of moms say they do more parenting vs. 30% who say it’s equal; 41% of dads say moms do more vs. 47% who say equal.
- 63% of moms say they do most housework, but only 25% of dads agree moms do more chores.
- 90% of dads are satisfied with parenting duties, but only 71% of moms feel the same.
- Satisfaction is lower for house chores: 82% of dads and 64% of moms are satisfied.
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