My research paper will discuss the influence of maternal employment on families and children, with a focus on children's well-being and achievements. In modern society, maternal employment rates have increased steadily over the past few decades. I'm interested to see how this increase in maternal employment rates influences family life and children's development. The controversial issue of working mothers versus stay-at-home mothers sparks much debate about what is best for a growing child. Mothers can choose to stay at home and adopt the traditional role of housewife or work outside the home. Working mothers have both positive and negative effects on their children. Although working mothers can teach their children important life lessons and skills, they can also harm their children's emotional stability by sometimes making them feel neglected. A working mother can serve as a good role model to her children with a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Mothers who are able to effectively balance work and family life can promote a good work ethic among their children. Working mothers can encourage their daughters to strive for whatever they want to achieve in life and break stereotypical norms. When both parents work, children are forced to take a more active role in the family. This teaches children independence and responsibility from a young age and ultimately benefits them as they prepare for the real world. Working mothers and their children also enjoy spending quality time together and don't take each other for granted. The financial benefits provided by both working parents provide children with the opportunity to attend private schools and pursue extracurricular activities. On the contrary, my mother who worked... middle of paper ... all assessments of my findings were supported by my sources. I concluded that the mother's employment status has an effect on families and children. Although having a working mother has both positive and negative effects, the positives seem to have outweighed the negatives. Based on my interviews, children whose mothers worked performed better in school, instilled a work ethic and responsibility from an early age, and had a higher sense of competence and efficacy in their daughters. These research findings suggest that most families adapted to their mothers' employment by increasing the active roles of each family member. This greatly contributed to creating a more unified and stable family environment. Husbands and children of working mothers took on more of the household chores, which seemed to benefit the family..