Exhibits

My first exhibit comes from Jacueline Andall in an essay she wrote titled "Working Woman: The Global Effects on the Female Workforce and Their Families." After reading the progression of domestic workers there were still some gaps that were not mentioned or completely. One such question is how do the children of these domestic workers feel about their jobs and what is the side effect of it. Andall does a better job explaining that "social and behavioral development" has a negative effect towards these children. It might lead to aggression and depression, and sometimes some of these children take the route of taking their own lives. Andall explains more of the mental and emotional state of the child without really producing stats. She bases her article on several sources and studies. Her essay falls exactly on the likes of Glenn and Parenas on how woman of different ethnicity leave their homes to ironically take care of other families. The concern of "insecure attachment" between the child and the mother is what Andall explains and what the other authors fail to explain on a deeper level. Only Parenas really made an effort of acknowledging the other groups affected by this globalization of domestic work and refers it to "rearing children."

http://www.readourpapers.com/anthropology/working-woman-the-global-effects-on-the-female-workforce-and-their-families.phtml

My second exhibit consisits of an article posted on the BBC News website in 2001 explaining the affects of working mothers as a whole. It does not follow Parenas essay of globalization but it does fit into the topic of working mothers in the United States. The artilce refers to several sources and studies and one study by The Joseph Rowntree Foundation based on a 1200 person population found that children who had mothers who went to work to early "were less likely to achiece A-levels." This study extended that the children would suffer down the road into their adulthoods because it created psychological problems as time went on. The study also emphasized the disappearance of the mother stating that the working mother had a bigger negative impact on the children than the absence of the father. This article nicely ties in with discussion on wednesday in class because their has been studies of making sure the children do not get lost in this whole globalization and domestic productive labor concept.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1218905.stm


My last exhibit comes from indianwomenshealth.com which explains the negative effects of the working mothers. This article lits benefits, "plagues" and reasons of being a working mother and what it does to the family. It is clear and concise and dry listing reasons but it does support Parennas and the idea of "rearing children." Some reasons are the stress put upon the mother because they are away from the children. Because of the distance between the relationship their is a lack of communication and health issues rise to the top.

http://www.indianwomenshealth.com/Being-a-Working-Mother-241.aspx