Mothers do not harm their young children emotionally or socially by going out to work, according to research that offers reassurance to women worried about juggling jobs and family responsibilities.
In fact, girls seem to gain from being in a household where their mother works, according to analysis of families with children born in 2000. In a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, a team from the department of epidemiology and public health at University College London found no evidence of detrimental effects on the young children of mothers working part-time or full-time.
The results were published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on Friday.
Our contributor Louise says she feels angry when mums are criticised in the news - hopefully the new findings will help working mums feel better about their choices!
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