Document Type
Article in Response to Controversy
Abstract
Because it does not conform to the standard conception of a profession, motherhood might seem to have no place in this issue. A woman requires no special expertise, no knowledge, skill or educational degree to become a mother. Furthermore, the work she does as a mother is unpaid, sometimes even unrecognized as work. These two features of motherhood – its accessibility to any fertile girl or woman, and the fact that society provides no financial compensation to mothers for their hard work--are often lamented, though towards very different political ends. In fact, motherhood might be considered the very opposite of a profession: a status dependent upon biological, cultural and social factors, not educational ones, and involving labor done without pay or recognized steps to advancement.
Genre/Form
articles
Recommended Citation
Shuffelton, Amy B.
(2010)
"High Stakes Motherhood and School Choice,"
Journal of Educational Controversy: Vol. 5:
No.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol5/iss2/7
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Motherhood--United States; Stay-at-home mothers--United States; Women in the professions; Mothers--United States; School choice--United States
Geographic Coverage
United States
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Type
Text