HW_May 14

Response to U.S. Woman on the Rise as Family Breadwinner

In the article of U.S. Woman on the Rise as Family Breadwinner, Rampell states reports that approximately 50% of Americans believe mother should not work but stay at home for children. (Par7) 

I disagree with this the idea that women should stay home for children although I feel that there are the same argument in Japan. According to Mari Kan, Aughinbaugh and Gittleman proved that mothers’ job made no impact on their children’s bad behavior such as smoking, drinking alcohol and crime (P4). Kan himself also conducted research showing that mothers’ job affected on better grade of their children although he suggested further research should be conducted because there were many factors which needed to be considered(P2). Thus I conclude that mothers’ job may have good impact in children’s behavior and academic achievement points of view, so women should not hesitate to keep working even after having a child.

Updated on May 7

Works cited

Kan, Mari “Effects of Maternal Employment on Adolescents’ Social Behavior and Academic Achievement”  University of Tokyo Institute of Social Science Panel Survey. November 2009
Rampell, Catherine “U.S. Woman on the Rise as Family Breadwinner” the New York Times. May 29,2013