What Working Motherhood Really Looks Like in the United States

For many moms in the U.S., working motherhood means constantly juggling work, childcare, and mental load.
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43%
Feel overwhelmed
Additionally, more than one in three moms shared they experience burnout and emotional exhaustion daily as found by the U.S. Surgeon General.
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2X
the weekly childcare & household load
Working women spend roughly twice as many hours on childcare and household work as working men, as revealed by a report by USA Today.
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400K
women left the workforce in early 2025.
The University of Kansas report revealed that this is the steepest decline in 40 years for mothers of young children. Many point to childcare costs and work-life pressures.