03/12/2026
Happy Working Moms Day!
Today, let's celebrate the dedication, resilience, and complexity of working motherhood. Check out some highlights from this Harvard study on the positive benefits of being a working mom!
No matter your employment status, being a mother comes with an invisible load that isn't always appreciated. Make sure you make time for yourself and your self-care!
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People still have this belief that when mums are employed, it's somehow detrimental to their children.
This Harvard study proves otherwise.
Turns out daughters of working mothers:
📈 Earn around 4% more than peers ($1,880/year more in the US)
👩💼 1 in 3 hold managerial roles vs 1 in 4 with stay-at-home mums
🎓 Have significantly more education
🧹 Spend about 1 hour less on housework per week
Meanwhile, sons of working mothers:
👨👧 Spend 50 extra minutes weekly caring for family members
💍 More likely to choose employed partners
🏠 Hold more egalitarian attitudes about gender roles at home and work
And, they’re both just as happy as the kids of stay at home mothers.
Whether you work because you need to or because you want to, that choice is yours.
Tag a working mum who needs to see this 👇
Angela x
