A Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) report indicates that male and female workers have nearly identical average daily work-from-home (WFH) rates.
However, when considering child ownership, female workers with children or mothers who desire WFH are significantly more numerous, averaging 2.66 days a week.
"Women with children desire to work part-time an average of 2.66 days a week, 0.13 days more than women without children," wrote Stanford in the report cited on Monday, May 19, 2025.
Women without children desire to work WFH for 2.53 days per week.
Conversely, for men, Stanford found that those with and without children have very similar preferences.
"And indeed, men without children have a slightly higher WFH preference," stated Stanford.
Specifically, men without children desire 2.62 days per week for WFH, while men with children desire 2.57 days.
The SIEPR survey targeted highly educated workers or college graduates in 40 countries across America, Europe, Asia, and Africa from November 2024 to February 2025. This section on WFH preferences based on child status involved 16,422 respondents.