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College-educated fathers are spending less time doing paid work and more time doing things like child care and chores at home, according to a new analysis of Census data.
Why it matters: Millennial and Gen X men are more involved fathers than previous generations, a pattern that appears to have accelerated in the post-pandemic period.
Zoom in: The difference is particularly pronounced among college-educated men who are part of a couple, finds a new working paper, an analysis of census data from Ariel Binder, a research fellow at the American Institute for Boys and Men.
