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"By Anne Fisher, contributor\nFORTUNE &amp;#8212; For generations, the division of labor was clear-cut. Fathers were breadwinners, mothers were chiefly in charge of the children, and if anyone had to leave work to take Junior to a doctor\u2019s appointment or attend a parent-teacher conference, it wasn\u2019t likely to be Dad.\nTimes change. A nationwide survey in late May found that more than half (56%) of employed fathers say they frequently take time off for child-related tasks &amp;#8211;markedly more than the 40% of mothers who report doing likewise.\nEmployers haven\u2019t quite caught on yet, it seems. About two-thirds (68%) of dads with jobs say they\u2019ve experienced \u201Cnegativity or problems\u201D with bosses over conflicts between work and children. Of those, 57% say this has happened \u201Cmultiple times.\u201D\n\u201CThe American workforce is different than it was even five years ago,\u201D observes Dean Debnam, CEO of Workplace Options, an employee training consultancy based in Raleigh, N.C., which conducted the poll.\nFor one thing, he notes, the Census Bureau counts 2.3 million U.S. households where fathers are raising kids alone. Added to the majority of families where both parents work full-time, \u201Cthe pressure for fathers to succeed both as professionals and as parents is greater than ever.\u201D\nNor is this shift confined to the U.S. A global study on men and work-life balance in February, cosponsored by Workplace Options and WFD Consulting, found that \u201Cfinding time to spend with family\u201D was the top concern voiced by fathers in almost every developed nation.\nAs dads and moms know firsthand &amp;#8212; and most employers accept with some reluctance &amp;#8212; kids\u2019 needs are not always predictable in advance. Increasingly, fathers are making tough choices that their own fathers rarely faced. Being a parent \u201Cdoesn\u2019t happen on a set schedule,\u201D observes Debnam, adding that combining hands-on fatherhood with a career \u201Ctakes creativity.\u201D\nDebnam should know: He has five kids himself.\n&amp;#8212;&amp;#8212;&amp;#8212;&amp;#8212;&amp;#8212;&amp;#8211;\nYou Can&amp;#8217;t Fire Everyone: Have you recently taken a salary cut?\nHave you recently jumped off the salary ledge and taken a lower-paying job? Did you choose to make the leap or was it chosen for you? How has it worked out?\u00A0Tell us your stories. We&amp;#8217;ll highlight the most interesting and instructional ones. Email us at\u00A0fired@fortune.com."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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