Culture
Americans Support Working Mothers More Than Ever, but Policies Don't
The U.S. has a long way to go before its walk matches its talk.
According to a new national study, Americans’ attitudes towards women working outside of the home are at an all-time high.
A team of psychology researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Georgia studied two multi-decade national surveys: One of high-school seniors conducted annually between 1976 and 2013, and another of adults conducted most years between 1972 and 2012. Both surveys asked for participants’ thoughts on gender roles and domesticity, such as whether it’s “much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.’