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Impact of Working Mothers Revisited
January 14, 2016
You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
-Shirley Chisholm
-Shirley Chisholm
ExchangeEveryDay for January 7 reported on a Harvard study that concluded "the 'working mother effect' actually improves future prospects, especially for adult daughters of mothers who worked outside the home before their daughters were 14 years old." The reasoning behind this report garnered some strong comments from readers, including:
"I sometimes wonder in these articles when we simply compare incomes if we ever look at what type of jobs/careers these women want. Income and status isn't the only way to look at success. We should be especially sensitive to that since those of us in Early Childhood Education are in a lot of low wage positions." -- Pat Chambers, Center for Children, La Crescenta, California
"I was a stay-at-home mom. I did not feel as though I was denied an opportunity to work outside of the home. To me, being home with my children, and having the ability to do so financially because of my husband's employment, was an absolute blessing. My adult daughters have attained undergraduate and graduate degrees and have good jobs--they seem no worse for wear for having a stay-at-home mom. What I think is important is having two parents who together work to raise the children, value education and value family. -- Lori, Pennsylvania
"...I am 55 years old and have been teaching my whole life. I am here to tell you I will take a child of an at home mom anyday day over the one that mothers work. Simply put there are more loved and it shows. I can tell within the first week of school which children have a mother that has made them a priority and which ones choose money over their own children. No wonder this world is so screwed up because of thinking like this, where material things are more important then a human life..." -- Anonymous
Go to the January 7 ExchangeEveryDay, "Impact of Working Mothers", to add your perspective and view new comments.
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsBGCKC
Bainbridge Island, wa, United States
I'm very disappointed that you chose to publicize the anonymous post of the 55yo teacher. The comments were clearly unfounded and vitriolic. Everyone should be able to share their opinion but you choosing to include that comment in the daily email lent it credibility that it wouldn't have earned by appearing solely on a blog or comments sections. Please be more thoughtful with your editorial discretion.
New York, United States
To the 55 year old teacher who wrote her comment that children of stay at home moms are more loved, that is the most ludicrous statement I have ever heard. Do you think that most moms, if given the choice, would not want to stay home with their children? Unfortunately, many moms work because they have to, not because they want to be materialistic. They work because they love their children and want to provide for them. Yes, there are those who have high profile careers and want to work, but that does not mean they love their children any less. I have a nursery school and was very fortunate to be able to bring my children with me to work, but I see the guilt and anguish working moms have everyday when they drop their child off at school. It would be nice if all moms could stay at home and raise their children, but for most, they do not have a choice.
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