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Article: Modern dilemma of money and motherhood; In the first of a new series, Women's Editor Ros Dodd looks at why an ever-increasing number of women are combining motherhood with full-time paid work.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- February 8, 2000
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When my mother married, nearly 40 years ago, she gave up work.
Despite being a qualified pharmacist with ten years experience behind her, she believed her place was in the home - regardless of whether there were children to raise.
Many of her peers felt similarly: a woman's role was to keep house for her husband, have his children and devote herself to the care of her family.
Today, most women embrace the opposite viewpoint. Better education prospects for young females have led to better employment opportunities. There isn't a profession now that ...