What to Expect When You’re Expected Back at Work: Just Nine Percent of Mothers Feel They Get Enough Support from Their Employer


New research from Mommy Nearest reveals overwhelming unrest from parents with children under the age of 18 regarding parental support at their workplace

 

NEW YORK - New research from Mommy Nearest, a tech-enabled media company for millennial parents, has uncovered that only nine percent of women with children under the age of 18 feel as if their employer provides enough support to them as working mothers. With parental leave policies being a topic of debate across the country, this overwhelming lack of support indicates that there is still a lot of work to be done and that current policies for new parents just aren't satisfactory.

The study, conducted with third party research firm YouGov, revealed that not only are working mothers unsatisfied with the parental benefits provided by their employers, but also that new parents are turning to technology to help fill the gap in the absence of support from their employers.

Additional key findings include:

  • Employers aren't flexible. Just fifteen percent of working mothers feel their employers provides enough flexibility
  • No leave, no employee.Forty-two percent of women with children under 18 are unlikely to take a job that doesn't have paid parental leave
  • It's quitting time.One in eight (13%) noted they had to leave their job permanently to take care of their child
  • Separation anxiety is high.Over a quarter (27%) of working mothers are concerned about leaving their child at daycare while they're at work
  • Technology is an increasingly emerging solution.Half of women with children under the age of 18 said that they use technology to support their role as a working mother
  • Thirty-one percent of women with children who utilize technology as a working mother use video chat services like FaceTime or Skype for things like talking to their kids when they cannot be home
  • Over a quarter (26%) of women who utilize technology as a working mother are finding time-saving solutions in on-demand apps like Uber, Peapod and Amazon Prime
  • One in six (17%) use parenting apps like Mommy Nearest as a informational resource at home and on the go

"The United States is far behind when it comes to sufficient parental leave benefits-in fact, they're one of four countries in the world that lacks a federal standard for paid time off for new parents. While, as a nation we may not have control over the speed at which the government fixes this problem, corporate America does have an opportunity to provide a more immediate and sustainable solution to this very clear and addressable problem," said Joshua Milstein, CEO of Mommy Nearest. "Companies can offer solutions for working parents to provide work from home benefits, flexible work shift programs, company-sponsored childcare-among others. As the CEO of a parenting company, I believe these benefits should be a given for new parents-no parent should ever feel their company isn't offering adequate support."

Research Methodology

Mommy Nearest commissioned YouGov PLC-a third party professional research and consulting organization-to poll the views of a representative sample of 3,738 Americans, 678 of which are mothers with children under the age of 18. Fieldwork was undertaken between May 31 and June 3, 2016. The survey was carried out online.

 

About Mommy Nearest

Mommy Nearest is a tech-enabled media company for millennial parents. Their award-winning Mommy Nearest mobile app, which launched in 2013, is the most widely-used geo-based app for discovering family-friendly places nationwide. Additionally, Mommy Nearest has more than 80 writers who produce both national and local content in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bay Area, Boston, Philadelphia, Houston and Washington D.C. Mommy Nearest's mission is helping parents spend less time searching and more time doing what matters most: enjoying quality time with their children.

For more information, please visit www.mommynearest.com and download the app for iOS or Android.

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