Working Mothers

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it. They are living life to the
fullest. This model is the one that is constantly referred to as “bad” because
it paints the woman as someone who does not really care about the effect of
working will have on the baby. In fact, most of these mothers have made this
choice with painstaking care. They are constantly feeling what everyone is
thinking, and this in turn causes undue stress on these mothers. The other model
of the working mom is the one most people think of when discussing working
mothers. This model is one of a woman having too many demands of her --
housewife, mother and paid employee - which may lead to role strain due to
fatigue and role overload. The competing demands of such roles may also lead to
conflict and psychological stress. Both of these models can be seen in the
working mother at any given time. They are simply a fact of life, a by product
of the world in which we live. Mothers are constantly jumping back and forth in
these roles, striving to find a ...

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