Working Mothers and Their Needs

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the recent phenomenon of working women leaving their professional careers in order to stay at home and care for their children. The paper analyzes the history of working women and how the trends have changed over time. The paper discusses ways to assist women so that they can manage to work as well as care for their children.

Table of Contents:
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Literature Review
Work Life Programs
Telecommuting
Child Care Solutions
Job Sharing
Chapter Three
Discussion
Chapter Four
Future Considerations
Chapter Five
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For the past four decades working mothers have become a common place event. The value that they add to the national economy, the workplace environment, and the overall picture with regard to employers can be measured through the study of past research. Working mothers have recently begun to give up on trying to handle work stress and family stress and have begun abandoning professions and jobs to stay home with their children. Indicators of increased depression and other issues are beginning to surface through this occurrence and it is important to design and implement solutions that will allow working mothers to continue in their jobs while at the same time be able to address family needs."

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