How MUCH TIME do  MOTHERS
spend on house work and childcare?

In 2011, on average every week: 

32 hours! 

Annual salary you would have to pay someone in 2015
to perform the tasks mothers do at home: $62,985! 

People who say they plan to
call their mom on Mother’s Day:
68%

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Average annual cost of infant care in  U.S.: $11,020

• Out-of-pocket spending on childcare has increased 100% since 1986. 
• New parents can take off under New York’s paid leave law: 12 weeks 
• Average out-of-pocket cost to employees under NY’s paid leave law: $1/week

   

ANNUAL SALARY on federal minimum wage: $15,080

• Federal minimum wage ($7.25) is a poverty wage for a single mother: in 50 states!
• # of states that have passed a $15 minimum wage as of May 2016:  2
• # of states where $15 is a living wage for a single mother:  0  { that’s a big, fat ZERO! }
• How long since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage:  7 years! 
• Base salary for all members of the U.S. House and Senate: $174,000

What’s the Minimum Wage in Your State?

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