Research Paper

In today's society, women often feel that to be seen as successful, they should have to balance their career, children and their marriage. For many families, going back to work, after the birth of a child is a necessity, as they find it impossible to stop work due to financial concerns. However, many people feel that this is bad for children, who then have to be looked after by an outside source during the day, such as a childminder or nursery school. As early childhood is the most precious time of a child's development, it is important that the mother or indeed the father should be there for that child and devote as much time as possible to raising their children. By staying at home, mothers can ensure that their children have the best start in life, by giving them love.

Therefore, this paper intends to demonstrate that, rather than liberating women, the women’s movement has created new problems, such as a difficult choice between career and family. The problem is that in our society, women are more and more independent. This need for freedom can lead to problems either for married or single women. Women have fought for so long to be equal to men, but they have to face new problems: choosing to raise a family and to stay at home or to fulfil their career. Women want to work in order to have financial independence, and not to depend on their husband, but if they work they lose something with their children, and feel guilty about their children.

We must not ignore that many women actually have no choice about whether to work or stay at home full time. Either because of poverty or because they are single parents, or both, women find they must work to earn enough money to provide for their family. Regardless of the supposed benefits to children of having a mother at home in their early years, studies have found clear evidence to show that childhood poverty has a lasting negative impact upon children. Many people believe that children of