The 50's Are Returning; For Unexpected Reasons

As it stands, mothers would like to work, but are returning to be stay at home moms. Not because the economy is stable, and traditional values are triumphantly returning, but because the economy is worse.

In 1999, 23% of mothers stayed at home, today, 29% of mothers stay at home.

The image we hold of stay at home mothers as people who stay at home because their husbands make enough is actually much smaller than we expect.
Most moms who stay at home do so because they can't find jobs, or have enrollment in schools/cultural preferences.

This isn't to say that the amount of women working has decreased to a low amount again, actually quite the opposite. The amount of working women has increased dramatically, currently at 73%.

There is speculation that America is one of the only countries to not offer paternal leave for men or women for being parents. Many other countries offer benefits to workers in labor who have children.

It's interesting, and potentially disastrous, that mothers are staying at home for reasons that are bad for the economy. I'm personally afraid that people will consider this rising number a positive thing.

Stay-at-home moms are on the rise

by Annalyn Kurtz, CNN

April 8th, 2014

Conneticut raises minimum wage to 10.10

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/26/news/economy/connecticut-minimum-wage/index.html?iid=SF_E_River

Conneticut passed a bill to raise the minimum wage, incrimently into 2017, where it will reach it's value of 10.10.

This makes Conneticut the first state to reach the minimum wage Obama has been pushing for a national standard, it also is the highest minimum wage of any state. The largest current wage is 9.32 in Washington.

This is a push and invitation towards all other states to contribute towards the idea of a higher minimum wage, Obama is confident that Congress will inevitablely make 10.10 a national minimum.