I think that gender roles are blurred more in today's society then ever before. Having said that, I believe that women are still looked down on for choosing to work outside the home. Women have the ability to be anything they want, a CEO, a judge, or the Secretary of State; however when a woman chooses a career like these they are expected to focus only on their work. If they try to split their time they are passed over for promotions, if they focus on work they are told they are neglecting their families. Even in today's world women are pressed to choose between work and family. When children are put into childcare the moms are told that is the reason their kids have problems in school. Women are told that the time they are at work is causing their children to have attachment issues and/or learning issues. This makes it hard for moms to do what they need to and still feel like good moms. I know this from experience, I spent most of my kid's lives as a working mom. I had to leave them in childcare and hope that they would get a portion of the attention that I would give them. When I would tell people that my kids were in daycare, I was asked why I didn't just stay home with them. I was called a bad mom for going to work right after my daughter was born, told that I should be home with my baby. I wanted to be home but had to keep bills paid, some people do not understand that.
I hope that gender roles can be blurred more in the future.
i can agree with you about he new gender roles for women. it is hard to raise children when both parents work. i think alot of people who look down on working moms are in some ways jelious of their ability to work. i dont think you can blame a mom having a job on their childrens behavioral issues. their can be many problems with children that have nothing to do with the fact that the mom stays home or works. with the economy how it is today it is almost imposible for both parents not to work. and if the parent is single than there is no choice but to work to be able to provide for the child or children.
ReplyDeleteI remember when Palin was running for vice president they asked how she expected to run the country with children at home, they also asked the same question to Hilary when she was running for president. Why would they ask this? Almost every president in our history has had children. They never asked this question to any of the men running for office. I found this question to be particularly not only confusing but offensive. The gender roles are making strides in becoming equal but they are still not anywhere close to equal.
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