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Work-at-home Moms
Aug. 17th, 2005 12:50 pmI caught this great story on the radio this morning. It talks about working mothers who choose to start their own businesses and work from home so they can spend more time with their families. The articles cites inequity in pay between mothers and childless women. Not like I'm surprised that such inequities exist, but look, people are talking about it!
The trouble is that scientists don't really have the option to start their own company and work from home. Well, okay, I do know one woman who started her own company (Extrasolar Research Corporation) when she was unable to land a faculty position, but I don't think she did it for family reasons. In fact, I'd bet that starting your own research company would take more time away from family than working for some lab or academic institution.
I worry about the statistic about mothers earning less than childless women. But the blurb on the radio didn't say if they took into account time away from the workforce due to maternity leave and such. And I'll be damned if I'll let anyone cut my salary just because I have kids. Hmphf.
The trouble is that scientists don't really have the option to start their own company and work from home. Well, okay, I do know one woman who started her own company (Extrasolar Research Corporation) when she was unable to land a faculty position, but I don't think she did it for family reasons. In fact, I'd bet that starting your own research company would take more time away from family than working for some lab or academic institution.
I worry about the statistic about mothers earning less than childless women. But the blurb on the radio didn't say if they took into account time away from the workforce due to maternity leave and such. And I'll be damned if I'll let anyone cut my salary just because I have kids. Hmphf.
