Kim Parker, Associate Director of Pew Social and Demographic Trends, clarified that, women want to give importance to both having a good married life as well as to be a good parent.

This survey is based on two other surveys which were conducted in 2010 and 2011, of working-age adults. These results were compared to another similar survey which was conducted in the year 1997.

At present, more women are getting college degrees than men and they are very much closer to acquire half of the labor force. These changes have empowered women to show the level of hunger to be successful in career as well as to get financial rewards more than what they were getting in the past, said Kim Parker. She also clarified that, the statement didn’t mean, young men wanted those things less than they used to get.

The women saying the marriage is one of their most important parts in life, has evolved over the years from 28 percent in 1997 to 37 percent in 2010-11. But at the same time, when we see the men outlook towards the importance of marriage, the percentage has decreased over the years from 35 percent in 1997 up to 29 percent in 2010-11. When it came to parenting, there was an increase among both young men and young women, as they considered parenting as a vital part of their life.