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Kay's avatar

Well said. I think the debate often asks the wrong question…we need to ask ourselves if we are giving women the freedom to follow their vocation.

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Courtney's avatar

Thank you!!!! And although I can not come close to remembering the source, as a psychologist I once read a study that concluded that kids were happiest when mom was doing what she was satisfied doing. In other words, if mom wanted to work (or was otherwise satisfied with working since some definitely don’t have a choice) and was working kids were happiest. If moms didn’t want to work outside the home and were staying home, the kids were happiest. The kids that struggled most seemed to be the ones whose mothers were very unhappy with the working or nonworking situation they were in.

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