Does America want Moms to stay at home?
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Does America want Moms to stay at home?
| Mon, 12-12-2005 - 11:28am |
It was actually dh that suggested that America (gov't I suppose) wants Moms to stay at home. From what I have learned from these boards daycare is hideously expensive and maternity leave is very short. Many have said they couldn't afford to work because of daycare costs. Compare this to Canada where we have $7 a day daycare and Quebec is increasing maternity leave to 2 years at 55% pay or 1 year at 75% pay in January. With the $7 a day daycare Moms can easily afford to work, and with the paid maternity leave Moms can easily afford to stay home. It seems that in the states you're 'forced' into situations because it's your only option. Can't afford daycare? Stay at home. Maternity leave too short or have to work to support the family? Go back to work. Would any of you prefer if it would be easier financially to make either decision like it seems to be in Canada or are you fine with how it is?






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good points & questions...i am definitely not fine w/our situation here in the U.S...ordinarily i wouldn't have cared so much about this debate, but twins tipped the scales for me...i could've handled two kids, one in daycare & the other in school...but two in daycare & one in afterschool...nope, not much of a choice there & it has turned my life inside out...i am currently grasping to try & find some income besides staying at home b/c it's not in my nature to not have any income...besides that the lack of finances has added great stress to my marriage which is no fun!!...so as far as america caring if i stay at home or what the circumstances are in order to do so, i doubt it tops the president's to do list...canada and other countries do seem to have better policies concerning these issues, however i don't know if or when this country will...the best thing i've heard of so far, was al gore's proposal of public pre-k school...even if you only had to worry about daycare or staying at home for a year or two, it's much better than four or five years...i pray there is more flexibility for future generations when it comes to this issue...funny how we think we've come such a long way, and in some ways we have, but in many others we haven't at all...
Laurel :)
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