Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Stay-at-Home Moms Rise in Reversal of Modern Family Trend (1) - Businessweek

Stay-at-Home Moms Rise in Reversal of Modern Family Trend (1) - Businessweek: The share of mothers with children under age 18 who don’twork “outside the home” rose to 29 percent in 2012, up from amodern-era low of 23 percent in 1999, according to a reportreleased today by the Pew Research Center.

The trend follows a decline in stay-at-home moms recordedin most years from 1970 to 1999, as more women entered theworkplace, spurred both by a sense of empowerment and familyfinancial demands.

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