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Motherly's 7th Annual State of Motherhood Report launched today. The annual survey, with nearly 6,000 respondents, conveyed that today’s mothers continue to parent without adequate support. Key findings from this year include: Gen Z moms are signaling a continuing future birth rate decline: Today’s moms under 30 are 2 times as likely to NOT plan for more children than moms of the same age in 2019, citing financial, childcare, global, environmental and medical concerns (69% in 2024 vs. 35% in 2019). Childcare access and affordability issues continue to impact mothers’ ability to work: 66% of moms note that the stress and cost of childcare has made them consider leaving the workforce, up 14% from 2023. These sentiments are highest among Gen Z at 82%. One quarter of all moms report receiving regular financial support from their parents: Gen Z moms are twice as likely to have help from their parents compared to their own mothers' generations (Gen X+). In this election year, more than 85% of moms over 30 support federally mandated paid leave, regulation to address climate change, federally protected reproductive rights and increased gun control policies. Surprisingly, moms under 30 are 3x LESS likely to support the same policies, possibly signaling apathy. https://lnkd.in/dQd7maFM

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Jessica Duncan

Helping leaders decipher data and implement data-informed strategies.

3mo

Clarification on this: “One quarter of all moms report receiving regular financial support from their parents: Gen Z moms are twice as likely to have help from their partners compared to their own mothers' generations (Gen X+)” — one sentence has “parents” and the other has “partners”. Is that correct or a typo?

Jessica K. Martini, MBA

Millennial mom educating and empowering women, LGBTQIA+, and Employee Resource Groups to give them a fair shake in this world.

3mo

This data is sad! The more women try to find equal footing in this world, the harder it becomes and the less support it feels like is available. The divided generationally is alarming as well. Change will only come if we keep shouting about these things.

can't wait to dig into more findings!

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Maika Leibbrandt

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Thank you for this critical research.

Kelly M. Sicard

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3mo

Thank you for your work! This is important information we all need to be talking more about.

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Wendy Shand

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good information

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Wendy Shand

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