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Working Women in the United States
How have changing attitudes towards women working outside the home affected your family in the last two or three generations?
There have definitely been noticeable changes in the attitudes towards women working outside the house in the last few generations. Just in a short span of time, it seems that most women went from an opinion in which they were expected to perform most of the household duties, to one in which they were mostly out of the home altogether. The attitudes found among women a few generations ago would accept the stay at home mother as something of a norm. Women were expected to perform the domestic duties as well as predominantly raise the children. However, over the course of a few generations, this attitude has become more of an exception than a norm. Women are now expected to contribute more the household finances that ever before.
One explanation for this could be that money has become a growing concern in the household. Generations ago it was possible to live a comfortable lifestyle on just a husband's income and his income could support most of the entire family's needs. However, in today's culture and within the modern household, there is a greater emphasis placed on consumption and activities that require more money to support. For example, there were no iPad's or iPhones available in previous generations which represent major purchases and pretty much everyone in the family wants them.
Therefore, the modernization of technology and the price of goods have demanded that families have a bigger income. It's not just technology either. Although the desire to purchase more expensive goods has definitely grow, so that the prices of certain goods and services that every family must have. Health care is probably one of the best examples...
Healthcare is something every family must have and the costs associated with healthcare have skyrocket exponentially over the years in the United States (Munro, 2012). It is often the case that more members of the family have to work to support the rising costs in basic expenditures even if they are not necessarily after the latest gadgets.
Figure 1 - U.S. Increasing Healthcare Costs (Munro, 2012)
How have the women in your family felt about working?
The attitudes about working have certainly changed as well. It is quickly becoming expected for women to work when it was formerly more taboo. A few generations ago if a wife was forced to work to support the family then this could have been viewed as an embarrassment for the family or the inadequacy of the husband are the primary income earner. However, now the attitude about women in the workplace has changed and women working are considered completely normal. Furthermore, on average, when a women enters the workplace today she is more educated than her male counterparts (Pew Research, 2013).
Figure 2 - Women in Education (Pew Research, 2013)
Did they want to work?
Yes. Today most women seem to want to work. I think it may something to do with a quest for independence. If a woman can support herself on her own then she won't be dependent on a man like was the case in previous generations.
Did they have to work?
Yes. Most women feel like they have to work these days. It's either because they want their own independence or they just want a better lifestyle for their families. Even if they don't have to work for financial reasons, many women still choice to work because they enjoy socializing and being out of the house.
Did they see work as a short-term…
Works Cited
Munro, D. (2012, December 30). 2012 - The Year In Healthcare Charts. Retrieved from Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2012/12/30/2012-the-year-in-healthcare-charts/
Pew Research. (2013, December 11). 10 Findings about Women in the Workplace. Retrieved from Pew Research: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/12/11/10-findings-about-women-in-the-workplace/
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