Generally there is no consistent evidence of significant differences in school achievement between children of working and nonwork...ing mothers, but differences that do appear are often related to maternal satisfaction with her chosen role, and the quality of substitute care.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All studies have found that daughters of working mothers have a less sex-stereotyped self concept, and both sons and daughters hav...e a less traditional concept of sex roles in general.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Americans have internalized the value that mothers of young children should be mothers first and foremost, and not paid workers. T...he result is that a substantial amount of confusion, ambivalence, guilt, and anxiety is experienced by working mothers. Our cultural expectations of mother and realities of female participation in the labor force are directly contradictory.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »