"In just two years, men have overtaken women as the majority of working caregivers in America. According to dental insurance company Guardian's 14th annual workplace benefits study titled "From Workforce to 'Careforce,'", in 2023, 56% of women workers and 44% of male workers were caregivers. By 2025, those numbers flipped: 43% of women and 57% of men were juggling work with at-home caregiving responsibilities."
"Women Are Leaving Jobs to Take On Unpaid Caregiving Responsibilities This isn't because fewer women took on caregiving roles in 2025 than in 2023 while remaining in the workforce. In fact, the report finds the opposite to be true. More women are likely leaving the workforce to take on unpaid caregiving responsibilities. According to Guardian's report, women are five times more likely than men to say they aren't working due to caregiving responsibilities."
In two years men overtook women as the majority of working caregivers in America, flipping from 56% women and 44% men in 2023 to 43% women and 57% men in 2025. More women are leaving the workforce to provide unpaid caregiving, with women five times more likely than men to report not working due to caregiving responsibilities. Household savings rates dropped from a long-term average of 8.9% to 4.5% as care costs rose, forcing families to forgo paid elder or child care. Rigid return-to-office mandates have contributed to a disproportionate exodus of women caregivers from employment.
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