It is certainly true that the position of women in society has undergone a dramatic change in the past twenty years, but I do not feel that this is a direct cause of the indisputable increase in juvenile-related problems during this period.
It is now accepted that young women should find work on leaving school; indeed to rely on totally on their parents' financial support is no longer an option in many families. Likewise, once they get married, the majority of women continue working since the financial pressures of setting up a house and establishing a reasonable standard of living often require two incomes.
Twenty years ago, it was common for women to give up work once they had children and devote their time to caring for their children. This is no longer the general rule and the provision of professionally-run child care facilities come at a cost and often require two salaries coming into a family to be affordable.
I do not believe that the increase in the number of working mothers has resulted in children being brought up less well than previously. Indeed, it could be argued that by giving mothers the opportunity to work and earn extra money for luxuries and holidays and a more secure family life is possible. If course there are limits as to the amount of time that ideally should be spent away from home and the ideal scenario would be for one of the parents to have a par-time job and thus, is available for their children before and after school. It is import to establish the correct balance between family life and working life.
It is
certainly
true that the position of
women
in society has undergone a dramatic
change
in the past twenty years,
but
I do not feel that this is a direct cause of the indisputable increase in juvenile-related problems during this period.
It is
now
accepted
that young
women
should find work on leaving school;
indeed
to rely on
totally
on their parents' financial support is no longer an option in
many
families
.
Likewise
, once they
get
married, the majority of
women
continue working since the financial pressures of setting up a
house
and establishing a reasonable standard of living
often
require two incomes.
Twenty years ago, it was common for
women
to give up work once they had
children
and devote their time to caring for their
children
. This is no longer the general
rule
and the provision of
professionally
-run child care facilities
come
at a cost and
often
require two salaries coming into a
family
to be affordable.
I do not believe that the increase in the number of working mothers has resulted in
children
being brought
up less well than previously.
Indeed
, it could
be argued
that by giving mothers the opportunity to work and earn extra money for luxuries and holidays and a more secure
family
life is possible. If course there are limits as to the amount of time that
ideally
should
be spent
away from home and the ideal scenario would be for one of the parents to have a par-time job and
thus
, is available for their
children
before
and after school. It is import to establish the correct balance between
family
life and working life.
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