Let's Hear it for Stay at Home Moms

I came across an article today on CNN about how many women are in the workforce today:  http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/13/news/economy/women-work-force/index.html?iid=Lead  The main point of the article was that the percent of working women has been flat since 1990 and that this is cause for concern.  The solution, they believe, is more government laws that make it easier for women to make jobs more "family friendly".

This is yet another example of the big government idiocy that is prevalent in our media.  Whenever there is a problem they always think more government is the solution.  And even when there is not a problem, they conjure one up as an excuse for more government (see Global Warming).  This article is a perfect example of the latter.  Just because the number of working women grew dramatically from 1950 to 1990 and has stayed the same since doesn't indicate a problem.

The article compares the US to European countries and assumes that we need similar laws (even though it never mentions the percentage of women working in those countries), but they fail to recognize the differences in our countries.  For one, we have a had a much stronger economy over the last 30 years and, therefore, likely have more families that can afford for the wife to stay at home.  We also have a much more conservative society compare to many of the European nations.  As a conservative and religious society, we put more emphasis on the value of mothers staying at home with their children over a full time career.  (Sorry to all the liberals who just fell out their chairs over that notion.)  Yes, women do choose to stay at home.  They are not forced to by an inhumane government or non-family friendly employers.  Some just do not subscribe to the liberal ideology of the women's lib movement that believes all women should be working and if they are not there is something wrong.

Ironically, this article does point out one concern that is worth noting: the declining birth rate.  The irony is that more government and pushing women into the workforce would have the exact opposite effect.  Big government policies has led to the breakdown of the family over the last 50 years and women going to work has caused them to delay having children and resulted in smaller families.  If you really want to address the problem of a declining birth rate, you need to shrink government and re-emphasize the importance of strong families in our society.

Instead of wringing their hands over the 26% of women who choose not to work, this article should have celebrated the women who are still willing and able to put their families first.  (I don't mean to attack those who have to or choose to work.)  Since they didn't, I will.  I am so grateful that my wife was willing to take time out of her career to focus on raising our children the best way we know how.  She sacrifices every day by putting up with poopy diapers and a whiny toddler, when she could be working her way up the ladder with her MBA.  She is cultivating the next generation and should be viewed by our society as a queen and not a problem that needs to be solved.