RESEARCH
This research starts with mothers.
With her experience — the decisions, the mental load, the moments of clarity and the absence of it. With what modern motherhood actually demands and what it actually feels like to navigate it. That experience has gone largely undocumented. The Mom Life Leadership Survey exists to change that.
Why this research exists
Motherhood is one of the most complex leadership roles in modern life.
Yet the research that exists about mothers rarely examines them as the leaders of their own lives. The Mom Life Leadership Survey is original research designed to change that — examining how modern mothers across the US experience decision-making, mental load, clarity, and agency, and building a body of evidence that reflects motherhood as it is actually lived.
Findings are published here and directly inform the essays and framework at the heart of Chief of Mom Life.
Add your voice
Your experience is part of this research.
The survey takes 3–4 minutes. Your responses are anonymous.
Share with a friend
Know a mother who would want her experience included?
Send her this page. The more honestly this research reflects the full range of modern motherhood, the more useful it becomes — for every mother it reaches.
Help us spread the word
If you have access to large groups of mothers, you have a role in this research.
A PTA listserv. A professional organization. A community group or neighborhood network. If you can help this reach mothers who would want their voice included, we want to hear from you.
This research belongs to the mothers who participate in it. Thank you for being part of it.