Free translation of a report published in Época magazine, nº 474, on July 18th 2007 – Globo (Brazil)
Why mothers want to leave their jobs to stay with their children
Celso Masson, Martha Mendonça e Solange Azevedo
Advantages of having a job, according to the report:
For the mother | For the family | Considerations about the labor market |
She has professional satisfaction | The mother who has a job doesn’t throw onto her kids the frustrations for interrupting her career | Women are conquering space in the labor market |
The woman doesn’t feel isolated or bored (feelings that could cause depression) | The mother’s income keeps the standard of living for the kids | Interrupting a career temporarily, in order to take care of children, affects the professional future |
The woman isn’t seen as “unoccupied” | The mother who is self-sufficient economically assures a better quality of life for her kids | Women who stop working are outdated and not able anymore |
She doesn’t suffer prejudice at home | The mother who has a job contributes to her family security, if her husband is fired | Employers look for consistent curriculums |
As she has financial independence, she doesn’t become vulnerable | The mother who has a job contributes to her family security, if her husband dies | Women are more productive than men |
She has emancipation | The husband can help at home (in some countries, maternity leave is a couple’s right) | Women can be creative and look for compensative activities, on the financial and professional satisfaction points of view |
Professional ascent is an essential condition for the conquest of equal rights | The father is not only required to take responsibilities at home, but also makes a point of assuming this role | |
When children grow up, the mother will not feel worthless | ||
If she leaves her job, she can feel as an intruder at home, of which she no longer has control. | ||
The work at home is not paid. |
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This post in Portuguese: Por que as mães querem deixar o emprego para ficar com os filhos – um lado