This information is from The White House about dads and families today versus the past. You can find this information at WH.gov/working-dads, or with this link:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/working-fathers?utm_expid=24505866-31.3alhGCtDR3KFcp1BlIBR2w.1
I find it very interesting. The statistics say that, "Today, more than 1 in 5 kids under 5 with a working mom has his or her DAD AS A PRIMARY CAREGIVER, many of whom also work full-time themselves." But it also says that, "Dads are doing nearly an hour more childcare and housework a day than in 1965." That doesn't sound like dads are doing much more domestic work than they did before, so I'm thinking that statistic seems like it isn't correct. Of course it doesn't tell you how many hours dads were putting in back in 1965. My friend used to joke that her husband seemed to feel that he did his "half" of the work with their child when he changed 1 diaper that day. And that was 15-20 years ago. Back in 1965, I'm guessing not many dads changed any diapers. And now almost 50 years later, they've only added an hour of work a day? If true, then they may not be doing that much childcare and housework at all. It seems that there are a lot of dads out there who might strongly disagree with that statistic (of course there may also be moms out there who disagree in the other direction!) Anyone who wants to comment on what they think?
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