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According to unemployment statistics, women with children have higher unemployment rate than others. Why do yo?
April 18th, 2010 | 
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According to unemployment statistics, women with children have higher unemployment rate than others. Why do you think it is? Is it because of gender issue or demographics of the groups? Is it related to current economic issue?
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Because they are more likely to have, at some point or multiple times, interrupted their career advancement and dropped out of the labor force in order to care for the kids. Then they choose to re-enter the work force. This time spent re-entering the work force and looking for a job alone may account for the higher jobless stats, but also quitting and restarting one’s career progression may not help in terms of general job security.
B/c they women care about their children more than men do.
Specifically, it means that they are more likely take time off work to take care of sick child or to take child to soccer practice, and are less likely to concentrate on work as they think about kindergarden, school, shopping for kids clothes, etc.
It is because they have kids without a husband. No one then to help watch the kids, go to the doctor, etc. Have to take time off of work to do all this crap. This is a hassle. Employers do not like hassle. Hassle will be eliminated.
Sadly, a woman who has kids and a fulltime job should probably find a wife to help her manage. Her mother might be a good bet. I know my sister depends on the grandparents a lot, and I’m lucky enough to have a husband who has a flexible schedule and can fill in when the kids are sick or have school things.
I wish I had a wife, though.
It is getting better, though, as men take more responsibility for kids, and more grandparents want to play an active role in helping out. A mom who has managed a household and a full-time job is probably a fantastic multi-tasker, though, and should be an excellent employee after she gets through this juggling stage in her life. It’s entirely probably that she’s a good employee even as she handles all these aspects.