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    5 facts about the modern American family

    In 1960, 37% of households included a married couple raising their own children. More than a half-century later, just 16% of households look like that.

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    Hispanic Stay-at-Home Mothers

    This links to a FactTank posting about Hispanic stay-at-home mothers, and beliefs among Hispanics about whether children are better off with a parent at home.

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    7 key findings about stay-at-home moms

    The share of mothers who do not work outside the home has risen over the past decade, reversing a long-term decline in stay-at-home mothers.

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    On Pay Gap, Millennial Women Near Parity – For Now

    A new cohort of young women—members of the so-called Millennial generation—has 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 been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success.

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    The ‘leisure gap’ between mothers and fathers

    In America, fathers, on average, have about three hours more leisure time per week than mothers. This “leisure gap” has been consistent at least over the past decade. What are dads doing with their extra time? For the most part, they’re watching TV, according to new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the government-sponsored […]