Mothers experienced more career interruptions than fathers in order to care for a child or other family member, a 2013 Pew Research Center survey found. The largest gap was among parents who had quit their job to care for a family member, with 10 percent of fathers and 27 percent of mothers saying they had done so. Note: The sample was comprised of those respondents who had ever worked and had children of any age, including adult children.
Source: “On Pay Gap, Millennial Women Near Parity — For Now,” Pew Research Center, Dec. 11, 2013, https://tinyurl.com/y69m4azg
Data for the graphic are as follows:
| Type of Disruption | Percentage Who Are Fathers | Percentage Who Are Mothers |
| Reduced work hours | 28% | 42% |
| Taken significant amount of time off | 24% | 39% |
| Quit job | 10% | 27% |
| Turned down promotion | 10% | 13% |