Interview with Laura Boyd, of Garberville,Ca , mother of three. Ms. Boyd has recently completed writing her first novel, and reveals that she did not have the “psychic space” to do her work while her children were little. Now aged eleven and eight, her children are not as ” needy” and she has the opportunity to get back to her own accomplishments.This seems to validate my theory that many women who have had children before their careers place their family first.
Topic: Should the Obama administration work to eliminate pay inequality for women?
Category: Citizen/Interview
Interview Information: The interview took place via telephone March 12,2009 between Laura Boyd and Bronwynn Manaois, a student at the University of Oregon. Ms. Boyd agreed to talk about her choice to be a stay at home mom, claiming she did not want to miss out on being with her children.
Support: Three happy children.
Source Analysis: Laura Boyd is part of a group of women that believes traditional roles are perfectly acceptable as long as everyone involved is happy with their choices.
Usefulness: Ms. Boyd’s insights back up my premise that women who are invested in their children’s well-being sacrifice their own dreams to ensure their children have quality relationships with their parents. Laura worked odd and end jobs to help out with bills, but only those jobs that fit around her children’s schedules. This was for two reasons, one being that work just really did not pay enough to make up for time away from her kids, and the other was the cost of childcare was prohibitive. As she had her first child at age 22, she never got a degree, so any jobs available to her were simply not going to make financial sense. Not only that, but a long day of work, then coming home to take care of her household took a toll on the quality of her family relationships. Just this past year, Laura was able to write her first novel, stating that she just did not have the time previously, as she was more invested in everyday life with her family.
This relates to my question in that women are already working more than a full-time job by taking care of a home and family. If women choose to be a part of the workforce, they should be compensated fairly. Women typically shoulder more of the household burdens and should be respected, if not awarded additional pay for their efforts.
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