Question

In 2015, about ____________ percent of mothers of children under age 15 in married-couple families were stay-at-home mothers, wives of steadily employed men, who were temporarily out of the labor force for the entire year to "take care of home and family."

Answer 1

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In 2015, about 26 percent of mothers of children under age 15 in married-couple families were stay-at-home mothers, wives of steadily employed men, who were temporarily out of the labor force for the entire year to "take care of home and family."

Many women that have children make the difficult decision to quit their jobs in order to raise their children. Their priority is to raise, protect, and take care of their children meanwhile the father works to provide what is needed. Sometimes, corporations favored or pay more to women that are not mothers. Some studies have shown that women that are not mothers earn 5% to 6% more than mothers.