Working Moms
“The Working Mom versus the Stay at Home Mom”
“The Working Mom versus the Stay at Home Mom”
One major difference between a man and a woman that anyone would refuse to argue with is that women have the ability to bear children. Most of the time, it is in the traditional marriage setting but this is not always the case. Many children are born outside of wedlock as well as many marriages end in divorce where the children are raised primarily by one parent. Women have long been thought of as the caregivers and men as the breadwinners. However, the world around us has changed and so has the society in which we live. People should realize that being a working mother is not easy, but there are also positive aspects to being employed as well as there are positive aspects to being a stay at home mother. Nowadays, many women have a high paying corporate job which offers them status and skills. According to a research study titled “Quality of Care Attributions to Employed Versus Stay-at-Home Mothers”, for over a decade now most women who have children are still working (183). National work and family policies are more accommodating to employed mothers than they used to be decades ago. Some companies offer onsite daycare facilities and have flexible schedules which allow more accommodating hours for mothers to tend to their children. According to “Quality of Care Attributions to Employed Versus Stay-at-Home Mothers”, the traditional ideal that a woman should be with her children is still a predominant social ideal (184). However, both at home mothers and working mothers face different social stigmas. At home mothers are, of course, unpaid for their child rearing service and thus have to live off less income than before. Many times, at home mothers can feel socially disconnected. Working mothers may gain more in terms of finances but can also be viewed negatively by others as focusing more on their own personal
“The Working Mom versus the Stay at Home Mom”
One major difference between a man and a woman that anyone would refuse to argue with is that women have the ability to bear children. Most of the time, it is in the traditional marriage setting but this is not always the case. Many children are born outside of wedlock as well as many marriages end in divorce where the children are raised primarily by one parent. Women have long been thought of as the caregivers and men as the breadwinners. However, the world around us has changed and so has the society in which we live. People should realize that being a working mother is not easy, but there are also positive aspects to being employed as well as there are positive aspects to being a stay at home mother. Nowadays, many women have a high paying corporate job which offers them status and skills. According to a research study titled “Quality of Care Attributions to Employed Versus Stay-at-Home Mothers”, for over a decade now most women who have children are still working (183). National work and family policies are more accommodating to employed mothers than they used to be decades ago. Some companies offer onsite daycare facilities and have flexible schedules which allow more accommodating hours for mothers to tend to their children. According to “Quality of Care Attributions to Employed Versus Stay-at-Home Mothers”, the traditional ideal that a woman should be with her children is still a predominant social ideal (184). However, both at home mothers and working mothers face different social stigmas. At home mothers are, of course, unpaid for their child rearing service and thus have to live off less income than before. Many times, at home mothers can feel socially disconnected. Working mothers may gain more in terms of finances but can also be viewed negatively by others as focusing more on their own personal
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