Is A Womans Place At Home Raising Her Children Or In The Office Earning The Dollars?

Question

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-excessively-hardworking-families-886113.html

Answer 1

A woman's place (or a man's for that matter) is whereever it isn't going to cost the taxpayers any money.  Having children is a lifestyle choice and should be respected, but people who don't have children should receive equal respect, if not more so for keeping their carbon footprint to a minimum.  Those who argue that 'their' kids will be paying the government pensions of the oldsters should be reminded that 1) there is absolutely no guarantee that 'their' kids grow up to be taxpayers in the future.  Research indicates that there is a greater likelihood they'll end up costing the diminishing class of taxpayers even more money.  2) the money spent on welfare, etc to women with children, if invested properly will generate more capital than can ever be generated by a pool of workers.  

Answer 2

I stayed at home for the first seven years of my children's lives, then I went to the office and made plenty of bucks retired at 49 lol you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it and it's no ones business but your own.

Answer 3

if the dad is around to provide then i'll stay at home otherwise.... hi ho hi ho its off to work we go!

Answer 4

That is the old way of thinking. Today, a lot of the mothers are the ones that have the better paying job. So, therefore the dads are staying home. Makes sense to me. Ideally, it would be lovely if we could go back to the way that it was years ago (back in the 50's - 60 era). Back then, mothers were at home to send there children off to school and were there with cookies baking in the oven when they arrived back home. Mothers were there to kiss a boo-boo and to just plain talk with there child about their day. Unfortunately, we live in a time where both parents more or less have to work to just make ends meet. That is the cut and dry of it. Yes, the children suffer but are loved in the same way as years ago, its just different today due to our lifestyles. What saddens me even more is the fact that people aren't staying married, because its 'easier' to get out of a marriage. This in my opinion is harder on children than the mother not being at home, but that is a whole different subject.

Answer 5

Whichever she chooses to do. If she has a partner than I would say it's something for them to discuss as a couple.

Answer 6

A woman's and a man's place is where they decide they want to be, The government has forced many people to work when they have children and the family has suffered for it. A family where just the father works is penalised heavily by the government so its a case of either the mother works to make ends meet or the father has to leave so they can make ends meet. When i was with my ex partner we seriously struggled due to how the government treat families and allocates tax credits we were 500 a month worst off than if i was not there. The current culture we see now is firmly the current governments fault and the blame should lie firmly at their door the reward the lazy and penalise the hard working.

Answer 7

Wherever she chooses to be.

Answer 8

I would like to have the choice, but I can do both.

My au pair helps lol

Answer 9

People shouldnt have kids unless they can financially afford for one parent to be at home raising them. period, END OF STORY.

Answer 10

That would depend on the needs of the family and whether she was in a position to make a choice.  

Answer 11

a womans place is where ever she wants to be.

Answer 12

Wherever she feels is the best place for her.

Answer 13

Its a personal choice isn't it. It depends on your situation also. Some women just have to work because of financial reasons. If you have the luxury to stay at home then fine but some women just don't have that option. I didn't work for the first 4 years of my sons life but now he will be going to school and I am going to college to train as a midwife. I want to do it to make a better life for myself and our family.

Answer 14

men are worthless woman have to do both know ah days  

Answer 15

Whatever makes her and her family happiest, provided that staying home is economically viable. Every person and family is different and has different needs.

Answer 16

What we're discussing is an ideal.We none of us live in an ideal world.

Nature equipped woman to deal with home life and feeding children,men to go out and bring home the bacon.Psychologically even today that would probably be the best case scenario for a stable happy family unit.Not always possible as the traditional family unit has diversified.A father could have two even three marriages and children in each,all needing support necessitating the present wife to go out to work and add much needed cash to the already burdened finances.

I do wonder though,if in the course of that research, did they explore the outcome had the husband stayed at home and the wife remained at work .Personally I think kids do benefit from a parent at home if it is at all possible and it doesn't matter which parent it is.

Answer 17

i stayed at home when my children were small , i dont agree with women working when they have small babies , why bother having a baby if your going to give it somebody else to look after

you wouldent buy a car and let somebody else drive it  

Answer 18

It's wherever she wants to be.

Answer 19

As it is now 2008, the answer depends on which country a woman lives in, what the economy is like where she lives & each situation is totally unique.

My opinion is a Mother is better to give birth, then stay with the children until school age if this is possible.

Answer 20

Women are multi tasked can do both.......lol

Answer 21

Unfortunately some women who have children can't afford to stay at home with them whilst they are small.  There are some women who also choose not to (like a lot of fathers also choose to work full time).

It is up to the individual family and what works best for them.  I just feel sorry for the ones that would love to stay at home and cant afford to.  

Answer 22

In an ideal world, a womans place would be at home raising the children, but unfortunately in the modern world, it's not always viable for the mother to stay home and look after the children 24/7 when she could be working to provide for the children financially.

I think that as long as the children still have quality time with their parents, there shouldn't be a problem with their mother working if need be.

It's an individual choice and as long as the arrangements suit everyone and the children aren't neglected in any way, there shouldn't be a problem either way.