2025
December 23rd
Many Married Mothers Work More Than They'd Like
Do ideal work arrangements reflect reality? For many married mothers with young children in the home, the answer is unfortunately no. This is especially the case for liberal married mothers with young children, with 73% currently working full time and only 46% thinking this arrangement is ideal, according to a 2025 IFS/Wheatley survey. Many married mothers have a great desire for part time work, with around 40% in each ideological group saying it would be the ideal arrangement, per IFS research. However, only about half of the conservative and moderate part time dreamers (20% and 19%, respectively), and less than a quarter of liberals (10%), are able to make their preferred part time work arrangement a reality.
