Moms as People: A New Study
So far, she says nearly 2500 women have filled out her online questionaire. She is going to continue collecting data through the summer of 2007, then post her results then.
Her goal? To "try and understand what motherhood means for contemporary women themselves — and not just because of implications for their children (as has been the norm in developmental research)."
Based on the fact that other studies have consistently found that women feel unsupported as mothers--and in fact, receive less support than virtually any other government in the industrialized world--I wouldn't be surprised if she found widespread discontentment and frustration. What I'd like to know is if fathers feel this same discontentment--and for the same reasons. Perhaps if this wasn't framed as a "mother" issue, but a "parents' issue" faced by men and women, we'd see more action.
Stumble It!
posted by pam at 2:48 PM
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