Why More Working Mums Feel Guilty – Study

Research claims a third of mothers (34%) notice an atmosphere between working and non-working mums at the school gates. The poll shows more than half of those who work (58%) feel pressure if they can’t get to their young ones plays or music activities. Less than half of stay-at-home mums felt the same pressure.

A breakdown of the results, published by education consultancy Gerard Kelly and Partners also, show around six in 10 (62%) of the 1,000 people questioned agreed that working mothers miss out on opportunities to make play dates for their youngsters because they are not around at school drop off or pick up time.

Working mothers were also more likely to admit that they feel inadequate when they see the costumes, artwork and cakes that other parents make their children for school events and nearly a third (31%) said that their children make them feel guilty if they are not around to pick them up after class or welcome them home from school.

One mother-of-two said: “Many of the stay-at-home mums I know had successful careers before they had children. They often undertake these tasks and competitions with the same level of professionalism they would have approached a project at work.”

Another said: “A school will often say that a music activity is not a key event in the calendar but you can never be sure how many parents will see it that way.”

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Source: Mirror