Moms aland Dads, 1965 2011: Roles Converge, Dads, but Gaps Remain Average number ofhours per week spent on Paid work Housework Child care
Meanwhile, “traditional” roles for mothers and fathers are eroding. Comparing data from 1965 and 2011 shows that mothers these days are spending more hours per week at their jobs, and fathers are spending more time doing housework. Both mothers and fathers are spending more time on child care, though mothers still do more of this than fathers do.
Moms aland Dads, 1965 2011:  | Roles Converge, Dads, but Gaps Remain  | Average number ofhours per week spent on  | Paid work Housework Child care  | 53  | 54  | 51  | 49  | 14  | 2.5  | 10  | 10  | 42  | 32  | 18  | 37  | 21  | Mothers Fathers  | Mothers Fathers  | 1965  | 2011  | Note: Based living on adults ages 18-64 with own child(ren) under  | age each 18 bar) living in the household Total figures (at the rounding. top of  | age each bar) living may not add to component figures parts due to rounding. top  | Source: 1965 data from Table 5A.1-2 in Bianchi, et al.  | (2006). 2011 data from Survey, Pew Research ana lysis of the  | American Time Use Survey,  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 