Should Moms Stay at Home
Should Moms Stay at Home?
Matt Sayar, Austin Foggs, Jackie Doughty, Dimitri Scott, Luke Hobbs
Hobbs
For the yes side of the argument, writer of the article from Time Magazine “The Case for Staying Home”, Claudia Wallis, says more and more women are choosing to stay at home. This article published on March 22, 2004 claims the ever increasing workload women are facing at work and home is forcing them not to just prioritize but to kick one to the curb. Wallis claims when this question arises most women are choosing to stay home with their children, and as she puts it, “most of these women are choosing not so much to drop out as to stop out.”
Although some disagree, Wallis attributes this growing number of women staying at home to two general causes; The Generation Factor, Maternal Desire and Doubts. Firstly, The Generation Factor centers on the idea that women are moving away from the more independent, show the world what we’re made of mentality and toward a better work life balance. Not to say they are regressing, but actually growing more comfortable doing what they want with their lives. Next, the Maternal Desire and Doubts theory is formed with the idea that women are tired of leaving their parenting up to someone getting paid to do so. Instead of constantly worrying about whether or not their child is getting the attention or support they need, more women are choosing to be in direct contact with their children at all times.
Wallis also explores the fact that most work places make it very difficult to be a mother and business woman and how some companies are trying to change this under the heading Building On-Ramps. She states that studies from a sociologist, Pamela Stone on “professional women who have dropped out” show many women are discouraged to see their expensive college degrees going to waste. Likewise, how many women hope more companies start following the trend that PricewaterhouseCoopers is setting? This company is on a mission to make working
Matt Sayar, Austin Foggs, Jackie Doughty, Dimitri Scott, Luke Hobbs
Hobbs
For the yes side of the argument, writer of the article from Time Magazine “The Case for Staying Home”, Claudia Wallis, says more and more women are choosing to stay at home. This article published on March 22, 2004 claims the ever increasing workload women are facing at work and home is forcing them not to just prioritize but to kick one to the curb. Wallis claims when this question arises most women are choosing to stay home with their children, and as she puts it, “most of these women are choosing not so much to drop out as to stop out.”
Although some disagree, Wallis attributes this growing number of women staying at home to two general causes; The Generation Factor, Maternal Desire and Doubts. Firstly, The Generation Factor centers on the idea that women are moving away from the more independent, show the world what we’re made of mentality and toward a better work life balance. Not to say they are regressing, but actually growing more comfortable doing what they want with their lives. Next, the Maternal Desire and Doubts theory is formed with the idea that women are tired of leaving their parenting up to someone getting paid to do so. Instead of constantly worrying about whether or not their child is getting the attention or support they need, more women are choosing to be in direct contact with their children at all times.
Wallis also explores the fact that most work places make it very difficult to be a mother and business woman and how some companies are trying to change this under the heading Building On-Ramps. She states that studies from a sociologist, Pamela Stone on “professional women who have dropped out” show many women are discouraged to see their expensive college degrees going to waste. Likewise, how many women hope more companies start following the trend that PricewaterhouseCoopers is setting? This company is on a mission to make working