The British public still believe 'a mother's place is in the home' - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life The British public still believe ‘ a mother’ s place is in the home’ By You Magazine - July 11, 2018 2018 has already turned out to be one of the most progressive years for feminism, thanks to the rise of initiatives like the #MeToo and Time’s Up campaigns. However despite this, social attitudes towards women’s roles as mothers haven’t changed much at all, according to new research. Getty Images A survey on British Social Attitudes found that only 7% of Brits believe that mothers with children under the age of five should have a full time job. In fact, one in three people believe that women with infants should be stay at home mothers, while 38% deemed part time work acceptable. The results were concluded after a random selection of 3,988 adults were interviewed on the topic between July and October 2017. The findings pointed out that older people, unqualified people and those on lower incomes were more likely to support a traditional view of women as homemakers and men as breadwinners. But, 72% of those interviewed did disagree that ‘a man’s job is to earn money – a woman’s job is to look after home and family.’ Speaking to the BBC, lead author, Eleanor Attar Taylor, from the National Centre for Social Research, said: ‘Attitudes towards gender issues depend on the topic under question. Looking at issues around roles in the home and labour market, we find that there is a marked reduction of support for traditional gender roles of the man working and the woman looking after the home, mirrored by increasing agreement that both men and women should contribute to household income. ‘However, when it comes to maternal employment, the majority of people still think either mothers should stay at home or work part-time, particularly when there is a child under school age… In addition, regarding parental leave, there is little difference between the sexes, with a majority feeling the mother should take all or most of the leave.’ As stated by the Office for National Statistics, 71% of women aged between 16 and 64 are currently in work, meaning the survey comes at a time where the highest number of women in the UK are in employment. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved