4o% 61%

85% 8o%

48% 5o%Working mothers

who say they feel stressed

Stay-at-home mothers who say they feel stressed

Stay-at-home mothers who say they are “very happy” or “pretty happy”

Working mothers who say they are “very happy” or “pretty happy”

$78,oooHusband is primary

breadwinner.

How Happy Are Working Moms Compared WITH Stay-at-Home Moms?

WE'RE MORE SIMILAR THAN WE THOUGHT!

The State of the Working Mom

of women are now the primary or sole

breadwinners in the US.

of mothers work at home.

An increasing number of women are now the primary or sole breadwinners of their household—and yet mothers feel pressure to “do it all,” hearing conflicting information in the media, at work, and at home. Here’s a look at the current challenges and joys of

balancing the job of raising a child while also working outside the home.

KEEPING THE BALANCE

2011 Median Family Incomes

$7o,oooSpouses’ incomes are

about the same.

$8o,oooWife is primary breadwinner.

$11,ooo79% 5o%

We Can Do Better.While the number of working mothers grows,

significant inequities remain that we must work to fix.

Mothers’ average reduced rate of being hired

Mothers’ average reduced rate of work promotions

Inequality Among Working Mothers

Public Opinion

Mothers’ average reduction in

starting salary

12%A mother should work

full time.4o%

A mother should work

part time.42%

A mother should not work

at all.

“The more women help one another, the more we help ourselves. Acting like a coalition truly does produce results.”

- Sheryl SandbergLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sourceswww.gallup.com/poll/154685/Stay-Home-Moms-Report-Depression-Sadness-Anger.aspx www.statisticbrain.com/working-mother-statistics www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/29/breadwinner-moms

Although more and more parents and partners are sharing the responsibilities of work and raising children, the public opinion can be stifling

for women who choose to work outside their home.