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| Mothers and More Cass County, MO Chapter #309 |
| About our members: (The below information was compiled from a Mothers and More member survey conducted in the Fall of 2004): Snapshot of a �typical� Mothers & More member: * Between 31 and 35 years old * Married * Has two children ages 5 and under * Well educated 86% have college degrees 35% have a Masters, Ph.D. or other professional degree. Paid and Unpaid Workplace Participation: * 55% of our members are full-time at-home mothers who do not currently work for pay * 29% work part-time (1-34 hours a week) for pay * 6% work full-time (35 or more hours a week) for pay * 10% do paid work on a sporadic/seasonal/project basis. Of those not currently working for pay, 75% said yes when asked if they plan to return to work in the future. Regardless of their current paid work status, 94% of members said they feel they have altered their career path since becoming/as a result of becoming a mother. Of those who have altered their career paths since becoming mothers, 55.2% left full time paid work to undertake full time unpaid caregiving work, 21% left full time paid work for part time paid work, and 4% took an extended leave and then returned to their previous full time paid work. |