7. Secure Future Job Prospects
Women who leave the workforce to stay at home and raise the children place themselves at a severe disadvantage for later earnings.
Studies have shown that their incomes are much lower when they return to work than that of women of similar ages and backgrounds who have never left the workforce at all.
There are two basic reasons behind this scenario. In the first place, the women have obvious lapses on their resume due to the number of years that they have been absent from the workforce.
This fact gives many employers pause when they consider whether or not to hire someone who hasn’t had a job (aside from that of full-time mother) for five or ten years.
The second reason that many stay-at-home moms will earn less when they do return to a career is that they have not been keeping up with changes as they occur in their chosen field. The prospect of having to train an employee is off-putting for most employers.
A woman who is newly re-entering the workforce will discover that she might find herself in an entry-level position offering a lower salary. Opportunities are simply better for stay-at-home moms who continue working.
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