http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2008/08/07/the-supposed-death-of-the-supermum/ For people who have ideas and make them happen. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:15:22 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2008/08/07/the-supposed-death-of-the-supermum/comment-page-1/#comment-7126 Diana Yeboah Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:19:17 +0000 http://blog.makeyourmark.org.uk/?p=739#comment-7126 Ahh but it is the pressing guilt that working Mums are seemingly beaten with until bloody and raw that really gets my goat. I grew up with a mother that worked and as a young girl I didn’t feel dismissed or ignored. In fact I understood why my Mum wanted to work, both for economic and development reasons, and I vowed to follow suit. Working women are a boom for industry! I wish certain chunks of society would shout this from the rooftops rather then moan. Boo. Ahh but it is the pressing guilt that working Mums are seemingly beaten with until bloody and raw that really gets my goat. I grew up with a mother that worked and as a young girl I didn’t feel dismissed or ignored. In fact I understood why my Mum wanted to work, both for economic and development reasons, and I vowed to follow suit. Working women are a boom for industry! I wish certain chunks of society would shout this from the rooftops rather then moan. Boo.

]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2008/08/07/the-supposed-death-of-the-supermum/comment-page-1/#comment-7118 Lisa Leece Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:59:22 +0000 http://blog.makeyourmark.org.uk/?p=739#comment-7118 Interesting! I think women still feel that they should feel guilty for working and bringing up their family and perhaps, when asked, they are afraid of appearing "cold" if they do not worry about the effect of their working on their children. I am a working Mum and I feel that the independence my son has is essential to his future. I know he can look after himself, is a confident young man and, as a family we have been able to experience opportunities and places that we would not have been able to afford if only my husband worked. In fact i am the main breadwinner in the family but this has simply meant that my son and husband have a fantastic close relationship which surely, no one can say is a bad thing. I equally value those Mums that wish to stay at home - it is a matter of choice, not guilt. Every family is different and every child is different. No guilt pressure please from any more scrutinising from university academics - this is a practical issue for individual families. Lets face it Women have huge amounts to give and have made a massive positive impact in business and employment - can we afford to loose that? I don't think so! Interesting! I think women still feel that they should feel guilty for working and bringing up their family and perhaps, when asked, they are afraid of appearing “cold” if they do not worry about the effect of their working on their children.
I am a working Mum and I feel that the independence my son has is essential to his future. I know he can look after himself, is a confident young man and, as a family we have been able to experience opportunities and places that we would not have been able to afford if only my husband worked. In fact i am the main breadwinner in the family but this has simply meant that my son and husband have a fantastic close relationship which surely, no one can say is a bad thing. I equally value those Mums that wish to stay at home – it is a matter of choice, not guilt. Every family is different and every child is different. No guilt pressure please from any more scrutinising from university academics – this is a practical issue for individual families. Lets face it Women have huge amounts to give and have made a massive positive impact in business and employment – can we afford to loose that? I don’t think so!

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