Mothers and As Their Fathers Parents Not Doing Did As Well As Their Parents Doing Did
Fathers today get higher grades than mothers for their performance, especially from women. Overall, 47% of Americans say fathers of children under the age of 18 are now doing a worse job as parents than fathers did 20 or 30 years ago; this compares with 56% who say mothers are doing a worse job. About one-in-five (21%) say today’s fathers are doing a better job compared with fathers a generation ago; far fewer (9%) say that today’s mothers are doing a better job than their predecessors 20 or 30 years ago.
Mothers and As Their Fathers Parents Not Doing Did As Well  | As Their Parents Doing Did  | Mothers Fathers  | Better  | 56  | Worse  | About the  | 29  | 28  | same 