外出工作的母亲们（mothers who work outside the home）
employed women with infant children often face a dilemma of whether to keep working or to quit to take care of their infants. though the fact that married women work outside the home has become a social trend, people still expect mothers to stay home until their children are two or three years old. but, in my opinion, it`s unfair and impractical to deprive mothers of their right to keep working only for the reason of child-care. www•
from the view-point of feminism, women also need a sense of achievement as men do. employed women often find it difficult to give up the chance of self-fulfillment and go back home to play the traditional role. since the age of confining women to the household has passed, we should not neglect mothers` desire to seek further accomplishments outside the home.
besides, taking care of children is both parents` responsibility rather than only mothers`, since children belong to both father and mother. thus, it`s unreasonable to ask mothers to give up their jobs for child-care which is also fathers` duty.
practically speaking, working mothers can help improve family finances. though there will be extra expenses for child-care service at the same time, employed mothers can ensure a steady income to help support the family. therefore, mothers` working outside is advantageous to the family, especially to those low-income ones.
in brief, to expect mothers to put child-care before everything is not feasible in today`s society. only if fathers and mothers cooperate can the problem of child-care be solved.
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