More than two-thirds of mothers now work full or part-time

Although 68% of mothers work full or part-time today, they are twice as likely to be involved in childcare as fathers, according to the report.

But the Changing Face of Motherhood report suggests nine out of 10 mothers feel guilty about how much time they spend with their children.

Over a third think they have less time for themselves than their mothers did.

The research carried out by the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) and published on international Women’s Day, based its findings on focus groups with mothers and grandmothers and a survey of 1,000 mothers.

It also considered statistics from the 1930s to the present day.

‘Me time’

In 1971, less than a quarter of mothers (some 23%) worked, compared with more than two-thirds today.

Nonetheless the study found nearly half of mothers think they spend more time with their children than their mothers did with them.

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