Working Moms - Reducing Gender Inequalities

[Anonymous]

"Some of these effects were strong in the United States. Here, daughters of working mothers earned 23 percent more than daughters of stay-at-home mothers, after controlling for demographic factors, and sons spent seven and a half more hours a week on child care and 25 more minutes on housework....in general, children whose mothers worked when they were young had no major learning, behavior or social problems, and tended to be high achievers in school and have less depression and anxiety."

Sorry if this has already been posted - based on the new gender initiative from Harvard Business School. I know this topic has been beaten to death, especially recently, but this article is an enlightening add.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/upshot/mounting-evidence-of-some-advantages-for-children-of-working-mothers.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

[Anonymous]

You're right - this topic has been beaten to death, so why try and resurrect it? The fact that the study was written by Harvard Business School tells me in which direction their bias is leaning.

[Anonymous]

As a woman who married a man raised by a SAHM, I can attest to the laziness and selfishness that SAHMs encourage in their sons (and the dependence that they encourage in their daughters)

[Anonymous]

This study seems like common sense to me but also good news. The fact is most moms work. Some may take a few years off to stay home but most educated women stay in the workforce or take an average of two years off (there are stats on this - believe Pew Institute published it) so most kids will grow up with this dynamic (or raised by single moms who most likely work).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a woman who married a man raised by a SAHM, I can attest to the laziness and selfishness that SAHMs encourage in their sons (and the dependence that they encourage in their daughters)

Nice generalization/blanket statement. Sorry this occurred in your husband's family, but it's obviously not the norm. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Did they compare the divorce rate between paycheck and non-paycheck mothers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're right - this topic has been beaten to death, so why try and resurrect it? The fact that the study was written by Harvard Business School tells me in which direction their bias is leaning.

Uh, lady, it's a study. With data. Not some opinion piece. And Harvard is hardly some opinion shill. But please disregard in favor of whatever fix news poll suits your narrative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're right - this topic has been beaten to death, so why try and resurrect it? The fact that the study was written by Harvard Business School tells me in which direction their bias is leaning.

Uh, lady, it's a study. With data. Not some opinion piece. And Harvard is hardly some opinion shill. But please disregard in favor of whatever fix news poll suits your narrative.

And you do the same - as you so clearly are.