Saturday, January 21, 2006

Moms are putting careers aside for family

The phrase "stay-at-home mom" may conjure up a few different images, from June Cleaver in her perfectly ironed smock, serving up freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies, to a "Desperate Housewives"-style woman decked out in her trendy velour sweatsuit, juggling soccer games, piano lessons and tutoring.

Whatever your first impression, the face of the stay-at-home mom continues to evolve. More women today are putting their demanding, high-powered careers and salary-earning potential on the back burner to raise their families. In fact, statistics show a 15 percent increase in the number of stay-at-home moms in the past decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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