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Maternal Employment

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There are more children today who are raised in households where their mothers are gainfully employed. This is a stark contrast to a few generations ago, when most mothers did not engage in workplace employment. There is a statistic from the Ministry of Women, Family and Community which showed an increase in the percentage of working women in Malaysia from 44.7 % in 1995 to 47.3 % in 2004.
This is a significant shift which may affect their children. This essay aims to identify the effect of maternal employment to child development. It can be seen that there is a negative impact of maternal employment to the child. However, the negative effects are partially offset by positive effect of increased family income. Do mothers working …show more content…

Over the years, families have adapted and progressed with the times. It has been shown that most mothers in the United States (U.S.) are employed. Due to the economic instability and the subsequent increase in cost of living, previously stay-at-home mothers have found themselves having to contribute to the household income as a matter of necessity. In 1997, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that approximately 75 percent of married women with school going children and 60 percent of those with preschoolers are employed, with college-educated mothers especially likely to go to work. It must be noted that the high education status among women today allows them to build their respective careers.

This essay aims to determine whether a mother’s employment status adversely affects their children. It has been accompanied by renewed concern about the possible impacts of maternal employment on very young children (Belsky,1988). The scope of this essay will cover at least two positive and two negative impacts on children of working mothers. In addition, this paper aims to highlight the challenges faced by working mother and child, as well as methods of circumventing any negative impact to a child’s development as a result of having a working …show more content…

The poor quality of services may negatively impact a child’s health, both physically and psychologically. It also prevents children from developing their social skills and emotional intelligence. This often manifests in behavioral problems. A study conducted by NICHD that became a subject of newspaper headlines and political pronouncement in the spring of 2001, reported that children who spend more than 30 hours a week in daycare were more likely to be aggressive, misbehave, cry and hit other children compared for those who are cared for by their

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