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RESEARCH ESSAY
WORKING MOTHERS
SRUTHI KUPPA (300824235)
WORKING MOTHERS
“First, from the early 1950s, many employed mothers began to challenge, although not overturn, the dominant discourse of the ideal mother as exclusively bound to the home. The simple fact that so many women were drawn to work outside the home despite criticism demonstrates the monetary and psychological importance of employment for women”(Wilson, 2006).
To start off with, the quote above mentions the unique life situation of working mothers. Many working women start their families while they are working, and some others may need to return to work sooner than expected in the postpartum period. The working mother, one who combines …show more content…
There are two main categories of such mothers where one is, stay at home mothers who work from home and the other category is who works away from home while fulfilling maternal duties. A qualified woman may stress on working in order to maintain an effective career and to stay financially independent. The single working mother is a combination of these entities, not only working to run the family, but also maintaining her position as a financially independent head of the family. There are few issues regarding the working mothers at workplace: like issues of employee: maternity, compensate work hours, gender discrimination of working parents etc. Another type of issues is of employer: child care issues, fatigue, child health issues, spousal support …show more content…
In all of these three instances, she is a working mother, but the implications of her situation are different. In Asian countries, many joint family systems, grandparents and other nonworking family members help in fulfilling the need for childcare–they take over the job of childcare when the mother is at work. This very important benefit in joint families not only in recognizing the working mother is an important member of the family, but also in providing her the necessary support to be able to perform her dual role efficiently. In today’s society, womanhood continues to be stated from an essential male viewpoint. This can be especially true of societies in third world countries like India. Adjectives used to describe a woman may vary from feminine to tender, motherly, etc. As a working mother, she is independent and empowered, especially if she is from a low socio-economic background. And that is the essence of her womanhood. Financial independence gives a sense of empowerment. The additional income that the family gets, not only improves the family 's standard of living but together constitute in upgrading families with low socioeconomic background. The argument that still prevails about working mothers is that they have little time to spare for their family, which does not take into account the hours of unpaid housework and domestic chores of a full-time
RESEARCH ESSAY
WORKING MOTHERS
SRUTHI KUPPA (300824235)
WORKING MOTHERS
“First, from the early 1950s, many employed mothers began to challenge, although not overturn, the dominant discourse of the ideal mother as exclusively bound to the home. The simple fact that so many women were drawn to work outside the home despite criticism demonstrates the monetary and psychological importance of employment for women”(Wilson, 2006).
To start off with, the quote above mentions the unique life situation of working mothers. Many working women start their families while they are working, and some others may need to return to work sooner than expected in the postpartum period. The working mother, one who combines …show more content…
There are two main categories of such mothers where one is, stay at home mothers who work from home and the other category is who works away from home while fulfilling maternal duties. A qualified woman may stress on working in order to maintain an effective career and to stay financially independent. The single working mother is a combination of these entities, not only working to run the family, but also maintaining her position as a financially independent head of the family. There are few issues regarding the working mothers at workplace: like issues of employee: maternity, compensate work hours, gender discrimination of working parents etc. Another type of issues is of employer: child care issues, fatigue, child health issues, spousal support …show more content…
In all of these three instances, she is a working mother, but the implications of her situation are different. In Asian countries, many joint family systems, grandparents and other nonworking family members help in fulfilling the need for childcare–they take over the job of childcare when the mother is at work. This very important benefit in joint families not only in recognizing the working mother is an important member of the family, but also in providing her the necessary support to be able to perform her dual role efficiently. In today’s society, womanhood continues to be stated from an essential male viewpoint. This can be especially true of societies in third world countries like India. Adjectives used to describe a woman may vary from feminine to tender, motherly, etc. As a working mother, she is independent and empowered, especially if she is from a low socio-economic background. And that is the essence of her womanhood. Financial independence gives a sense of empowerment. The additional income that the family gets, not only improves the family 's standard of living but together constitute in upgrading families with low socioeconomic background. The argument that still prevails about working mothers is that they have little time to spare for their family, which does not take into account the hours of unpaid housework and domestic chores of a full-time