work or family

“ to work or not to work.. “That is the question…

By Fisun Gökdoğan

WORKING WOMEN

a.Possitive effects on hersef :

Working women are • happier• healthier• more self confident

They always feel rushed & trapped

Working women who try to be supermom may be more depressed

When they have a baby, returning to work they feel very guilty

** rushed: feeling that you must do something quickly** trapped: If someone or something is trapped, they

are unable to move or escape from a place or situation

b. Negative effects on herself

1. Many of these women feel rushed because there aren’t enough hours in the day

Feeling rushed :

FORTY YEARS OF FEMINISM BUT WOMEN STILL DO MOST OF

THE HOUSEWORK

Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research shows that :

8 of 10 women do more household chores

while just 1 in 10 married man doesequal amount of cleaning and washing as hiswife.

* chores : housework

UNFORTUNATELY WOMEN STILL LİKE THİS...

a. Possitive effects : Parental education is also a positive

aspect of a child’s success Working women have to send their kids to

nursery school, and this can be positive effects on the kids’ social and cognitive development.

kids of working mothers can be more confident

While a working mother has a wide range of social and professional contact, the nonworking mother is isolated.

EFFECTS ON KIDS

what about negative effects on kids ?

b. Negative effects : While the nonworking mother is staying

at home better her child acedemically and emotionally, the amount of actual quality time is not always as sufficent as that of a working mother.

Working mother feels guilty for having to leave the child with someone else when they are sick.

EFFECTS ON KIDS

AN İNTERESSİNG RESEARCH

according to the Michigan Study : Daughters of employed mothers have

been found to have higher academic achievement, greater career success, more nontraditional career choices.

Sons of employed mothers showed lower school performance and lower I.Q. scores during the grade school years

WHAT ABOUT MEN?

Don’t forget that you are not superwoman.

You should know your own mind: work or just bring up your child.

If you decide to work, you have to strike the right balance between job and familly.

Find “ Right husband “ who will help you and make your life easier..

SUGGESTİONS

for listening to me &

for your attendance to lesson

FİSUN GÖKDOĞAN