It's 2014, and the Picture Has Changed for Working Dads

"Our work force -- and families -- look different than ever before. Like moms, many dads don't have access to paid leave or flexible workplaces. And it's harder than ever for them to balance work and family. Take a look at what that looks like, and then share this if you learned something new..."
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Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009

"This report focuses on the child support income that custodial parents reported
receiving from noncustodial parents living elsewhere, and other types of support,
such as health insurance and noncash assistance. The most recent data in this report are from the Child Support Supplement to the April 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS). It provides demographic information about custodial parents as of 2010, as well as child support and other income or program data for the 2009 calendar year.."

Who's Minding the Kids:Child Care Arrangements, Spring 2010

"Among fathers with a wife in the workforce, 32 percent were a regular source of care for their children under age 15, up from 26 percent in 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Among these fathers with preschool-age children, one in five fathers was the primary caregiver, meaning their child spent more time in their care than any other type of arrangement.

The series of tables titled Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2010 showed that in a typical week, 12.2 million (61 percent) of the 20 million children under age 5 were in some type of regular child care arrangement.

As married women have increasingly moved into the labor force, fathers have become more available for child care while their wives are working..."