Most believe a woman's place is in the home!
The gender equality fight in Britain has already peaked, with greater numbers of people convinced that a woman's place is in the home, according to new research published today.
A study of both male and female attitudes towards women in the workplace over the past 30 years has revealed "mounting concern" that female employees who successfully pursue a career are doing so at the expense of family life.
Researchers at Cambridge University compared the results of hundreds of social attitude surveys from the past three decades. They found that although current attitudes are more egalitarian than they were in the 1980s, there are growing signs that the gender equality fight hit a high point in the 1990s and has since gone into decline.
The findings suggest that both men and women in Britain are having second thoughts about whether women should try to pursue both a career and a family life.
In the mid-1990s 51 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women agreed with the idea that family life would not suffer if a woman is in full-time employment. In the latest equivalent survey those figures have fallen to 42 per cent of men and 46 per cent of women agreeing that work does not impinge on family life.
The research also shows that fewer women now believe a successful career is the key to financial and social freedom. In 1991 nearly 65 per cent of female respondents said that a job was the best way for a woman to be independent. That has since dropped to just 54 per cent.
The Independent (UK)
In India especially in the software industry people tend to hire women more(nowadays) coz according to some survey they conducted women stick to a company longer.
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Economics and culture.. In Saudi many males are complaining because the government is encouraging women to work.. The men say, that if there are not enough jobs for men, then by women entering the market, there will be even less for them..
The career aspect is an issue as well.. In developing nations, career women can be viewed as "too independent" or headstrong to marry...
Too many issues at play.. No single answer..
economics is one of the major decisions for this. otherwise wives would decide to get a job to contribute for the basic needs and for the family's future.
its also a personal decision of the women as some us are very career oriented. as of the moment i cant picture myself to be a completely stay at home mom. maybe il get a part time job or run some business.
it depends on the nature of the job, if it does not strain her so much she has time for the kids and the whole family. but not all of us can choose whatever job we want.
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Governments have encouraged women to go out to work.. This is partly Political Correctness, Partly to get taxes, Partly to get people off the unemployment roster..
Many women work in the "service industries".. this means that they are sometimes part time, but mostly lower paid..
It seems to me, that especially in Europe, where the welfare system is quite generous, It would be better for many women to stay at home, than go out to work .
some common sense prevailing on both sides.
Again I throw in a twist (that maybe by design) women were encouraged to stay on in the workforce after the devastation that two World Wars in one century wrought on human civilization. With a new supply shortage and a huge demand (in America, her industry unhindered from the war) there was not a large a threat of competition for jobs (i.e. Great Depression before the War) and women began flooding the job market. With this new found independence it was, of course, liberating. But let's not forget as prosperity grew in America you now have the entire adult population as a income tax base.
The result for the economy at large is the cost of everything goes up as now there is nearly double the demand for limited goods. Trend this out for a generation or two and wallah, we are now 'forced' to survive on a two income family (latch key kids, high divorce, poor health, and competition instead of cooperation in the home).
See below:
History of top rates
* In 1913 the tax rate was 1% on taxable net income above $3,000 ($4,000 for married couples), less deductions and exemptions. It rose to a rate of 7% on incomes above $500,000.
* During World War I the top rate rose to 77%; after the war, the top rate was scaled down to a low of 25%.
* During the Great Depression and World War II, the top income tax rate rose again. In the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, the top rate was 75%. The top rate reached 94% during the war and remained at 91% until 1964.
* In 1964 the top rate was decreased to 70% (1964 Revenue Act), then to 50% in 1981 (Economic Recovery Tax Act or ERTA).
* The Tax Reform Act of 1986 reduced the top rate to 28%, at the same time raising the bottom rate from 11% to 15% (in fact 15% and 28% became the only two tax brackets).
* During the 1990s the top rate rose again, standing at 39.6% by the end of the decade.
* The top rate was cut to 35% and the bottom rate was cut to 10% by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States
best place is home...........
"Even women goes to work she is the one taking or given the responsbility of the house"
This is the crux of the matter.. Can she really manage both.. More to the point, SHOULD she have to manage both ?
I think women can manage their career as well as the home . The women can have equal balance ...Its not like women have to be in home.. Even women goes to work she is the one taking or given the responsbility of the house... So as per me Women can handle both home and work..
hi, I'm one of those who left two kids and worked abroad. They're just 1 yr. and 5 yrs. old. It's sad but I dont have regrets.
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I don't think feminism is in decline at all, I think women are still finding their niche, and finding out the best ways to juggle family and and themselves.
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sorry brit.. did not really read what you posted.. simply commented on your title.. :)
a lot of women already are out to keep up with the society.. being at home would sometimes make them feel isolated nor not contributing at all..
how can a woman manage a home when poverty creeps in.. therefore, they are forced to be out and contribute financially... nowadays, this is a prominent situation...
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basically, it is the woman's responsibility as the lady of the house or the "light" of the home. She was commanded to be the "primary" responsible to raise her children, teach good manners and right conducts and introduce God to the children. But because of the economic situation, women are not prohibited to find a work but if her basic duty as wife and mother is greatly sacrificed because of work, He said, it is better for her to stay home and nurture her children. Men have his own and common responsibilities with his wife and mother of his children.
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For you it may not be economically feasible. For a lot od women/couples, it obviously is. They are the ones who are having second thoughts..
What's the point of second guessing if it's just not economically feasible.
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What do you mean society and environment?
I agree that circumstances dictate.. The point of the article was that people are having second thoughts about whether women should try to pursue both a career and a family life.
ideally yes, woman supposed to be at home managing it.. but can you blame them with the society and environment requiring them to be "outside"?...
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brit you remind me of my sister who left her two kids ,1 and 3 years old, she came to work abroad because of difficulty of life in my country.she did'nt like anyway but she dont have choice.
i agree with you that a mother should stay ah home with her children for the 1st 3 years in bringing up hr children
with the increase in prices it is making it hard for families to maintain a stable standard of living with only one parent working.. it is becoming important that both are in the work force
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In all actuallty this is kind of a moot point, in most countries and with most couples one parent simply can't afford to stay home even if they want to.
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Agreed Brit, but if a man wants to stay at home and raise the kids, it shouldnt be a problem, ive seen some men who do this and are much better at it than some women. Infact my brother is at home with the kids during the day and his wife in the evening, as he works nights and she works days, and its working well for the family, plus they share domestic work too. I think as long as one parent is with the kids, its ok, as kids really need their parents especially when they are young..
Working women are finding it hard to balance career and home because although men are helping with some chores, its still the women who are doing most of the chores hence theres an imbalance which is why its stressful on women.
I think couples are realising that it is not easy for a woman to balance a career and raising children and that perhaps the woman is better suited to staying at home and bringing up children..
The added bonus is that men are also realising that the woman cannot do everything herself and some chores have to be shared..
I actually agree Brit but i didnt like the heading, " a womans place is in the home".
Personally I gave up my career as soon as i had my first to be with my kids, and when you consider breastfeeding, nurturing and the bond the mother shares with her baby during preganacy and after etc its natural for the woman to stay home with the kids..
I didnt consider even going back to work until my kids were at least 4 where they go to Kindergarden until recently where i am working part time here but they my kids are with me at work, so i consider myself lucky that i can do that..Personally i wouldnt swap the opportunity to spend every moment with my kids when they are young for money or career, and fortunately we can afford to do that..
I seriously think it can work if both parents work but with a lot of hard work and and respect for each other. Its great that most dads are involved and stay home dads should be encouraged, without the stigma that if he does this, then hes not a man because the woman is the bread winner. If a woman is miserable at home raising the kids then surely its not healthy for the child, when her partner is more than happy to do it..
As long as theres love and stabiltiy in the home, it really doesnt matter if the woman is a stay home mum or working in a paid job..
Your last point is a good one, i know in Australia that when all the costs are calculated, like childcare etc, women find its better to stay at home than practically work for nothing...I guess you do what works for your family in the end...
I feel the result is logical. Having the woman working and taking care of kids is a huge burden on her. This does not mean that the woman should not be producive. Gender equality - in the way being inerpreted and implemented - is doing nothing but damaging the family life, spoing the relation between man and woman, adding huge pressure on the woman. And what is the result? more divorce cases, kids lost or spoiled. I find it rediculous that some working women pay almost all their income to hire a baby sitter just to prove herself. There are always many ways for the woman to prove herself.
The disaster happens when the idea of having 2 heads in the family came up. Better to stick to the old generations phylosophy who consider the couple should complete each other.
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I beleive that a woman is best suited to bringing up young children..However , it all depends on the personal circumstances..
If you can afford it, then I personally believe that the wife should be at home with the children at least for the first three years or so! She can nurthure them and care for them much better than a child minder.. This requires scarifices on both sides and does not mean that the wife is left to do everything..
I read a great article last month where they compared the costs of women working or staying at home with the kids..
It turned out that after taking into account child minder fees, travel costs, work clothing costs etc etc.. Many women wree not financially better off..
Like I said before, its horses for courses...
I think ONE parent should be home during the child's developing years, which is, until they start school. The decision for which parent should be home should be left to the couple. With some jobs today and the increasing ability to work from home, it may make more sense for the man to.
If I was in the position, with my current job, it would make more sense for me to work or be home, as I could still work and be at home with the kids. However this might not be the same for all families.
I do believe greater importance needs to be put on building families and being parents, I just think those ideas need to be expanded upon to include same sex parent or the male staying home.
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Brit, your never ending articles..actually i like them..
Where do you fall in this category Brit? What do you think?