Women in Business: Does having kids limit the advancement of a woman in business?

[Fidelia]

I spoke with my married lady friend today and she told me she won't be opening her shop today. This is someone that runs a very booming business. What is the reason? The kids are on mid term break in school and she has to stay home to watch over them. Does the motherly responsibility limit the advancement of women in business?

 

[Min George]

It is not easy to be a woman and really succeed in business. If women really look to have massive success in business, they would opt not to have children.

 

[Kross]

A woman that wants to take a career in business should enter and stabilize the business first before having kids.

 

[Augusta]

Women in business are really trying because it's not easy as you need to juggle multiple things at the same time daily

 

[Kera]

This really scares me. If I were to be in business, it means I would take all that stress and still face family stress? Never really thought of that.

 

[Augusta]

women do flexible work arrangements or part-time roles after becoming mothers, potentially impacting their career progression.

 

[magnus2022]

A woman that wants to take a career in business should enter and stabilize the business first before having kids.

You may not be right. Have you forgotten that women use to be fertile within specific periods. Once a woman enters 40, to get pregnant can be herculean task!

 

[Nomad]

If you have to give time to look after your kids, how do you suppose to work in your business. yes, having kids limit women

 

[Stardom22]

The motherly responsibilities doesn't limit any woman to grow in their entrepreneurial career. l think that depends on the personal choice whether toconcentrate on the business or the kids

 

[Augusta]

This really scares me. If I were to be in business, it means I would take all that stress and still face family stress? Never really thought of that.

Well you can't run away from it. you have to face it squarely. you just have to find out on how to create a balance

 

[eLdavis]

In some cases, having kids does make it hard for most women to actually advance in their business and career.

 

[Augusta]

Aside children some other factors can still slow a woman career especially if you do not have a supportive partner

 

[Kera]

If a woman doesn't have a very good support system in terms of family members, there is no way she can raise kids and still do business.

 

[Springtime]

If the woman has to take care of her kids, it will indeed hinder her career development unless she can find someone to take care of the kids.

 

[Trush Jodie]

You can't be dragging kids to run a business unless you have a maid or nanny to help you. Having kids actually limits female entrepreneurs.

 

[Augusta]

Women may have fewer opportunities to attend networking events or participate in professional development activities due to childcare commitments.

You can't be dragging kids to run a business unless you have a maid or nanny to help you. Having kids actually limits female entrepreneurs.

 

[Trush Jodie]

Married women don't have the luxury of giving all the maximum time they should give to their businesses because of family commitments.

 

[gwolf666]

No, except when they are pregnant, then I can understand why they are limited, but once they have it and they are children, not babies, but children, they are not limited at all, just as men are not limited either.

 

[oliver991]

Women may have fewer opportunities to attend networking events or participate in professional development activities due to childcare commitments.

I’ve lived that scramble. I wasn’t short on drive, I was short on hours that belonged only to me. Every networking thing hit right when I was trying to get a kid in pajamas. Every early workshop landed on the exact window when someone had to get lunches packed and shoes found.

I tried the whole patchwork setup. Babysitters, part time help, favors from neighbors, the usual juggling act. It kept collapsing at the worst moments. I finally switched to an au pair program, Go Au Pair, and that’s when things stopped breaking down. It gave me steady coverage so I could actually show up instead of sending another “sorry, can’t make it”.

People underestimate how much consistent breathing room changes your entire path in a year.