Newswise — Men devote more time to family than in previous decades and women are spending more hours at work than ever before, according to "Modern Parenthood: Converging Roles for Moms and Dads," published March 14 by the Pew Research Center. Cornell University ILR School Assistant Professor Beth Livingston comments:
"The Pew survey touches on a trend that has been long in the making. Over recent decades, men have increased their share of household labor and child care, and expectations for co-parenting have risen.
"Along with these shared familial responsibilities, however, comes that inevitable emotion with which working mothers have long been acquainted – guilt.
"Though working women might scoff at these findings -- rightfully noting that they have been feeling guilty for decades -- the fact that men are reporting these reactions more often and more strongly suggests a shifting gender norm in American society."
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