In recent years, under the guidance of favorable policies, the living environment of working mothers has been continuously improved, and public welfare has brought them more security and happiness.
According to the results of this survey, from the work aspect, it can be seen that working mothers have confidence in their personal development prospects and actively enhance their competitiveness, and in terms of life, working mothers will take on more responsibilities to take care of their families than working fathers, and call on all sectors of society to jointly create an equal, inclusive and friendly workplace environment for married and childbearing working women.
According to Zhaopin's survey data, with the economic situation improving, working mothers are also confident in their personal development, and 23.3% of married women with children believe that promotion is "more likely" or "will definitely be promoted", which is higher than 20.4% of unmarried women and 18.4% of married women without children. In addition to reflecting that working mothers have stronger self-confidence in development, it may also reflect "survivorship bias", that is, women who remain in the workplace after giving birth are themselves more willing to work or have a childbirth-friendly workplace environment.
In the face of the rapid development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, working mothers are positive and in line with the trend of the times, with 28.6% of working mothers saying that they have "started to use some digital tools", accounting for 20.4% higher than working fathers, 27.7% of unmarried women and 24.9% of married women without children.
In life, working mothers are still the main force of housework, 77.2% of working mothers spend more than 2 hours a day on housework, more than 67.5% last year, and significantly higher than 47% of working fathers. However, it is worth noting that last year, only 16% of working fathers did housework for more than 2 hours a day, and this year, the housework performance of working fathers has increased significantly to 32.4%, and the continuous strengthening of gender equality awareness has made working fathers more aware that housework should be a common "task" of husband and wife.
Outside of work, "home" is a warm harbor for people in the workplace. 58.1% of working mothers chose to "accompany their families", accounting for the highest proportion among all options, and higher than the 50.2% of working fathers, but working mothers who take care of their families do not close themselves in the family, 40.6% will "rest and entertain", 33.4% will "socialize with friends", and 17.1% work hard to make money from side jobs, accounting for more than working fathers.
In contrast, working dads spend more time recharging, studying, and exercising. This difference in the distribution of spare time may reflect the different preferences of men and women for social recreation and fitness, or it may reflect the need for working mothers to find the best balance between loving their families and loving themselves.
Through this research and analysis, it not only shows the "women" side of working mothers who pursue self-worth realization, but also the gentle side of their love and care. The call from Zhaopin.com and the research team of Peking University Development Institute is to break the stereotype of society, give working mothers more understanding and trust, and look forward to helping working mothers find a balance between work and life through the development of digital economy and collaborative technologies such as remote work, online office, and video conferencing in the future.