Working Moms, Stay at Home Moma, and in betweens

Om Mother’s Day, children tend to give gifts to their moms whether they are working or at home moms. Some children who are away from their mothers give her a call and send her a bouquet of expensive flowers to make up for their absence. But, all said and done,whether a mom is working or an at home mom, her influence on the kids depends on the time she spends with the children. Now, there is a third category of moms that have arisen.The in between are the ones who are working from the comfort of their homes.The third category of moms have been born out of the penetration of the internet worldwide.

Way back in 1970, the US mom population was split up evenly among the working moms and the stay at home moms.This data was compiled by the Pew Research Center. As of today, there are only 29% of moms who stay at home. But, the tide is slowly shifting as there is a greater number of stay at home moms today than there were in the year 2000. Reasons for this could be the rising recession and the rising costs of childcare. Moms that work are generally educated as compared to stay at home moms who have not completed their graduation.

Nearly 80 percent of moms, of kids under 18, possessing a bachelors degree or higher are working.This can be compared to only half of moms with less than a high school diploma. A working parent means more income as educated moms will seldom like to stay in poverty, if they can help it.This means that having an educated mom is equated to being able to live above the poverty line. On the other hand, moms who do not have education are more likely to live below the poverty line. It is found that more than one-third of stay at home moms live in poverty as compared to 12% working moms.

Then there is a third variety of moms, labeled the in-betweens who work from their homes. Nowadays there are a lot of opportunities for moms who would like to look after their kids and at the same time earn a decent living.These are the in-between moms who try to put their feet in two boats, look after the kids and earn a decent living. A majority of these moms are educated, but they prefer to work from home to obviate the need for travelling to work. Also, they feel that it is better to be your own boss, rather than work for a boss.Therefore, they prefer working from their own homes.

Some of these works-at-home moms have decided to do so because their kids are their priority and they cannot leave them to private nannies.But, at the same time, they need a decent income.Therefore, they decide to take up work at home jobs.