The majority of Americans get 60 to 90 minutes less sleep per night than they need for optimal health and performance. The number one thing working women want President Clinton to know is that they need help balancing work and family. Work problems are three times more likely to spill over into family time than family problems are likely to spill over into work time. Families and Work Institute. Women who work for supportive companies were more satisfied with their jobs, took fewer sick days, worked more on their own time, worked later into their pregnancies and were more likely to come back to work after childbirth.
Unpaid labor is ignored in calculating the Gross National Product.
Women work 10 to 15 hours more per week than their husbands at their combined paid employment and household and childcare tasks. Working parents who experience fewer breakdowns in their childcare arrangements are more satisfied with their lives in general, are less stressed, and are coping better than other parents. The only occupation with higher turnover is gas station attendants. Kids are out of school a total of 16 weeks per year for vacations and holidays. Working parents average two weeks of vacation per year.