A study done by Radcliffe Public Policy Center in New York City showed that nearly one in five men and women said they worked more than 50 hours a week and in 40 percent of couple, one or both worked more than 40 hours a week. And while a report from the U.S. Department of Labor showed no change in the average work week in the past 30 years, it revealed that women are working slightly more hours, men slightly less.

Families Take a Beating

As iVillagers tell us, making family a priority amid work responsibilities is a struggle for women, moms especially. They work their "second shift" -- that of caring for a family -- after putting in a full day in the office.

"I'm expecting child number two and currently have a seven-year-old," explains iVillager Kisha. "In order to continue to be a devout mother and spend as much time as possible with the children, I'll be taking the newborn (when he gets here) to work with me. I'll only work six hours a day so I can continue to pick up the seven-year-old from school. I'll make up the hours on the weekend!"

iVillager Kelly says her firm is asking her more and more to come in on the weekend and put in some desk time -- sometimes not submitting the request until Friday at 5pm -- while corporate officers keep their weekends free.

"For a single mother of two teenagers, this makes life really hard," she said. "I am trying to keep what is left of my family together and this place wants more and more and more from me."