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Originally Posted by Jamroll
My mum's always worked from a young age, and still does now. Yes, part of it is financial reasons, but I think she really enjoys it aswell. I think the difficult, yet still admirable, thing for my mum's generation is that they've often been expected to work (like a modern Western woman) and still maintain all the upkeep of the house, children, family (like a traditional Asian woman).
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I actually don't think modern Western women are necessarily expected to work after kids (if their husbands can afford it). Many of my American friends stopped working after kids and there's a huge movement of mom's groups and such. I'm in a women's volunteer organization and a bunch of the other ladies don't work (regardless of kids) and spend their time doing volunteer work.