Conflicted: Housewife or Working Woman

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Re: Conflicted: Housewife or Working Woman

@kingaragorn

**Incredible that for so many motherhood in itself is less important than work, and the real satisfaction is only to be derived from work. **

I fail to see where someone has implied this?! could you please be more explicit maybe

All this talk of financial independence gives one an idea of a war between husband and wife - find a man who’ll respect you and whose money will be yours.

and working women have their own money? Really? So you’re advocating that women go out and find a hubby to have “his” money. Instead of educating women and men that in a marriage there is no such thing. When you’re working together to better the future for yourselves and children, there is no room for “yours” and “mine”. It’s called “ours” (until the loan lenders get to it first )

Most mothers in the UK prefer part-times jobs, which seems ideal. The mother can do justice to her responsibilities as a mother and go out and derive pleasure for other contributions to society as well.

Depends on the profession.

In the profession I am in, it entirely depends on your employer and the culture. A lot of places here are working towards flexible hours. Plus, parents with under school age going kids are entitled to flexible hour arrangements. Having said that, it is still hard to get part-time straight away, if you’ve moved jobs (like me)

Khair, it’s not just most mothers who prefer part-time. Anyone would