{"id":245835,"date":"2021-05-09T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers\/"},"modified":"2021-05-09T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T16:23:00","slug":"this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  This Mother\u2019s Day, moms need a lot more than flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df5e8a6c2d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers\/#Pandemic_has_been_harder_economically_for_women_but_optimism_and_encouraging_financial_signs_are_emerging\" >Pandemic has been harder economically for women, but optimism and encouraging financial signs are emerging<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers\/#The_battle_over_household_duties\" >The battle over household duties<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers\/#Weak_spots_vs_optimism\" >Weak spots vs. optimism<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-mothers-day-moms-need-a-lot-more-than-flowers\/#Andrew_Keshner\" >Andrew Keshner<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  This Mother\u2019s Day, moms need a lot more than flowers<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_has_been_harder_economically_for_women_but_optimism_and_encouraging_financial_signs_are_emerging\"><\/span>\n  Pandemic has been harder economically for women, but optimism and encouraging financial signs are emerging<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div class=\"cx--next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000258588\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       More people may be mulling a return to the conventional Mother\u2019s Day restaurant outing this year as local economies keep re-opening, buoyed by rising vaccination rates and improved consumer confidence.<\/p>\n<p> A new survey suggests an even better gift would be offering mom more financial peace of mind \u2014 but it\u2019s likely there\u2019s a dining splurge coming too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Just 59% of mothers say they are optimistic about their finances versus 74% of fathers, according to MassMutual\u2019s Spring 2021 Consumer Spending &amp; Saving Index.<\/p>\n<p>Half of the fathers participating in the 2,000-person poll released Thursday said they increased their savings during the past three months, versus one-quarter of mothers. And 18% of fathers said they\u2019ve enjoyed a promotion or salary bump in the past three months, compared to 10% of mothers.<\/p>\n<p>The disparity underscores a prevalent point in the pandemic: It\u2019s been especially hard for women, who\u2019ve had to cope with outsized job loss while shouldering most of the child-care duties for kids learning remotely.<\/p>\n<p>Across the world, women have missed out on at least $800 billion in wages, according to recent estimates from Oxfam.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        Women have had cope with outsized job loss during COVID, while shouldering most of the child-care duties for kids learning remotely.<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       On Friday, markets received a dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> in an April jobs report that widely undershot expectations. Despite estimates of one million jobs added in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the economy created 266,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p> The April jobs report showed the unemployment rate for adult men was 6.1% and 5.6% for adult women.  Overall, the economy is still without 8.2 million jobs that existed before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In a hint on the spread of work-life duties, a roughly even amount of mothers and fathers say they are taking on some or most of household and childcare duties. Achieving a work-life balance amid the pandemic was the top-identified challenge (19%) for parents, and many (52%) said they are spending more money on family-related costs because of the pandemic, the MassMututal survey also found.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_battle_over_household_duties\"><\/span>The battle over household duties<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Those particular findings, however, are not represented in other, broader surveys. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d5d01f06-9f7c-4cdc-9fee-225e15b5750b\" class=\"icon none\">global poll by the Financial Times<\/a> in February found that more women are shouldering household duties during the pandemic, and feeling pressure to take a step back in their careers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Research by the Pew Research Center <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/03\/17\/the-pandemic-has-highlighted-many-challenges-for-mothers-but-they-arent-necessarily-new\/\" class=\"icon none\">has repeatedly found <\/a>that women shoulder the burden of household duties. \u201cBut these dynamics aren\u2019t new,\u201d it said. \u201cBefore the pandemic began in March 2020, women were already more likely than their spouses or partners to say they carried more of the load when it comes to both parenting and household responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, working moms were more likely than working dads to say they faced certain challenges at work because they were balancing work and family responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weak_spots_vs_optimism\"><\/span>Weak spots vs. optimism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>There are surely weak spots, but the MassMutual survey suggests there\u2019s optimism and some encouraging signs, too. It applies to parents \u2014 68% say they are optimistic about the future \u2014 and it also goes for big-picture trends on consumer saving and spending.<\/p>\n<p>57% of people surveyed said they have saved at least $750 in the past three months, up from the 37% in February who said they saved at least that much. 45% of people said they needed to dip into their savings, versus 51% in February.<\/p>\n<p>In the current poll, the most-reported savings goals included retirement, vacations, a new car and home purchases or renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Poll participants are saving for the future, but also planning to spend now.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span><br \/>\n        Working mothers were more likely to face job loss while being less likely to get a raise in the past three months.<br \/>\n        <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       For those who are planning to spend more in the coming months, they are likely to do it by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing, shopping and eating. Deep in the grips of pandemic last year, those things seemed like a distant memory.<\/p>\n<p> 42% of the people planning to spend more say they will do it at restaurants, as well as traveling; 47% say they\u2019ll spend more on shopping.<\/p>\n<p>That bullish attitude fits with other recent gauges on consumer outlooks. Consumer confidence jumped to a 14-month high in April. Consumer spending increased 4.2% in March, beating economists\u2019 forecasts of a 4% rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s heartening to see that overall optimism among Americans is increasing, but working parents still face an increasingly complex balancing act,\u201d said Amanda Wallace, MassMutual\u2019s head of insurance operations.<\/p>\n<p>Working mothers were more likely to face job loss while being less likely to get a raise in the past three months, and the dynamic is cutting into women\u2019s optimism and savings accounts, Wallace noted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAhead of Mother\u2019s Day,\u201d Wallace added, \u201cit\u2019s important for businesses, communities and loved ones to acknowledge these challenges and provide as much support as possible to working moms in particular.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Andrew Keshner\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew_Keshner\"><\/span>Andrew Keshner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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