全職媽媽的工作量相當于2.5份全職工作

Moms who take care of the kids are working basically 2.5 jobs—for free.

全職媽媽的工作量相當于2.5份全職工作

And it must be said: stay-at-home dads are not excluded. The survey gauges the amount of time spent in some aspect of both child care and housework, including making food for the tribe.

必須要說明的是，全職爸爸也是一樣的。這項調(diào)查測量了照顧孩子和做家務(wù)的時間，其中也包括為一大家子人制作食物。

2,000 American moms of children aged five to 12 were surveyed for this study by the company Welch's. Some of the results:

韋爾奇公司進行了這項研究，他們調(diào)查了全美2000位5到12歲孩子的媽媽。：

- Average daily start time: 6:23 a.m.

平均每天起床時間：早上6點23分。

- Average end time (when they are officially “off the clock”): 8:31 p.m.

平均每天結(jié)束忙碌時間：晚上8點31分。

- The average mom gets just 1 hour and 7 minutes to herself every day

平均下來，每個全職媽媽每天只有1小時7分鐘的時間可以一個人靜一靜。

- 4-in-10 moms felt like their lives were a never-ending series of tasks, every day of the week

40%的全職媽媽覺得她們的生活是一個永無止境的任務(wù)，每天都是如此。

That adds up to a 14-hour shift, every day of the week.

述這些意味著全職媽媽們每天都要工作14小時，而且從來沒有假期。

Not surprisingly, coffee, wine, naps, and the ability to quickly adopt an angry voice were some of the things they couldn’t live without. Family helping out or and other trustworthy babysitter help also topped the list.

因此，咖啡、葡萄酒、打盹以及接受抱怨成為了全職媽媽的生活里不可缺少的東西。當然了，她們偶爾也會得到其他家庭成員或者保姆的幫助。

“When it comes to making decisions around a family’s diet and overall nutrition the burden often lands with Mom who, as the survey shows, has very little time to spare. The ability to offer a quick snack or beverage that she can be reassured is nutritious for the whole family is something that can’t be underestimated in making a difference to her day.” says Casey Lewis, MS, RD and Health & Nutrition Lead at Welch's.

韋爾奇公司營養(yǎng)與健康中心的領(lǐng)導，理科碩士Casey Lewis說道：“當涉及到家庭飲食和整體營養(yǎng)的決策時，重擔往往會落到全職媽媽們的肩頭。但是正如調(diào)查所顯示的那樣，全職媽媽很少有自己的空閑時間。因此，每一位全職媽媽都有一種很強悍的能力——在短時間內(nèi)就能為全家人準備好營養(yǎng)均衡的飲食，而這種能力是不可低估的”。

According to the UN, unpaid work is a crucial support for insufficient social services and bolsters the economy. Its value is estimated to be between 10 and 39 percent of a nation's GDP.

據(jù)聯(lián)合國稱的統(tǒng)計，無償工作既是對社會服務(wù)不足的強有力的補充與支持，也是促進經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵。無償工作的價值估計占一個國家 GDP 的10% 到39%，這已經(jīng)是一個很可觀的數(shù)字了。

Mother’s Day 2018 is on Sunday, May 13 this year; time for some spoiling, don’t you think?

我們都知道，每年的母親節(jié)都在5月的第二個星期天。也就是說，2018年的母親節(jié)是在5月13日，你不覺得是時候去陪陪媽媽或是為她精心挑選一份禮物了嗎?