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The Mommy Track


At this time it was typically only single or divorced mothers or those families in which men were unemployed where women worked simply because they had to earn some kind of income (Hattery, 11-17). .
             The Rise of Women in the Labor Force.
             Yet more changes came about around the 1970's and following years. The women's labor force again began to rise, especially in those families with young children. Women's wage labor began to increase and men's began to decrease. This encouraged women to get jobs to be able to provide necessities for the family that were becoming more difficult for men to acquire due to the decline of their wages. There was also an increase in material expectations in the households. This meant there was an increased need for a dual income earning family so that families could earn more money to spend on things such as new cars, more toys, or exotic vacations. The typical family was willing to work more if it meant they could have more material things. An increase in paid child-care became more common and was another contributor to the rise of mothers in the workforce. Paid child-care was a relatively new concept, generally in the past women were the primarily responsible for the care of the children. Now women could pursue careers and be at ease that their children were being cared for in a safe environment. The increase in the number of women who were becoming more educated was another contributing factor to the growing number of women in the labor force. In fact, in recent years they met or exceeded men in regard to the number of high school diplomas and bachelor's degrees earned (U.S. Department of Labor, 1997). Women also began to delay or forgo childbearing for a career. Many women were career minded and if this meant delaying childbearing to become established in their career, many felt it was worth it. Some decided to have no children at all, this could have beet attributed to a number of factors including the pursuit of a career.


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