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Two facts are often covered up in the public conversation about women, work, and family. First, the vast majority of married mothers don't want to work full-time. Second, married mothers who are able to cut back on work to meet their family's needs tend to be happier.

Mothers and fathers were asked by Pew if they had made family-related sacrifices for work—from quitting their job to turning down a promotion. Pew found that 65 percent of mothers had made such a family-related sacrifice, compared to 45 percent of fathers.

Women with children were more likely to be"very happy"with their lives if they made a family-related work sacrifice. By contrast, the happiness of married men was not significantly related to making work sacrifices for their e results do not prove that spending less time on work makes women happier. It could be, for instance, that happier women are more likely to make work sacrifices. Or it could be that more abundant mothers, who are more likely to be happy above a certain level of income, can spend more time with their families than poorer mothers.

Most mothers would prefer not to work full-time, and the most popular option for women, when it comes to balancing work and family, is part-time work. A New York Times survey this year found that 49 percent of mothers wished to work part-time, compared to 27 percent who wished to work data suggests that one reason why mothers who make work sacrifices are happier is that they would prefer to reduce their work—at least for some portion of their lives as mothers—and are happier when they can do so.

This reality is often covered up in the public conversation about work, women, and family, but as Catherine atThehttp://ww$+ 未来脑教学云平台(NewYorkTimesobserved:"Not everyone aims to be an executive at Facebook, like Sandberg, or to set foreign policy, like Anne-Marie Slaughter (author of the bestsellerWhyWomenCan'tHaveItAll)."Instead, as Pew said, most women are"looking for flexibility and balance"when it comes to considering their aspirations for success at home and work. Again, in the public conversation and the formulation of public policies regarding work and family, let us not forget that the happiest mothers are those who are able to lean homeward, at least for a season in their lives.

21．It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs    .

the topics about women, work, and family are directly discussed in public

mothers want to continue their full-time work for family happiness

mothers are willing to make more sacrifices for their family

D.65 percent of fathers willingly make a family-related sacrifice to gain their promotion

22．As for work, the most popular choice for mothers from a New York Times survey is    .

23．What's the author's attitude towards the happiest mothers mentioned in the text?

24．What would be the best title for the passage?

ied Mothers Who Are at Work Are Happier

ied Mothers Who Cut Back on Work Are Happier

ers Who Spend Much Time with Children Are Tired Very Much

ers Who Still Have Their Full-time Jobs Are Much Energetic

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