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man, much in demand as a political speaker, whose fee is $ 20,000 and up per lecture, according to TIME. The magazine claims she has received more than 200 invita tions to speak, of which she plans to accept about 50. Mrs. Kirkpatrick has also agreed to sign a $ 900,000 contract for a book describing her experiences in the United Nations. In addition she is scheduled to write a weekly newspaper column on foreign affairs. WORKING MOTHER AS ROLE MODEL As a result of the social and economic changes of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s women have massively entered the work force. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of the women working have children and have thereby changed the image of the traditional mother-at-home role model for their youngsters. A New York Times magazine article, (Sept. 9, 1984) by Anita Shreve states that “studies suggest that inde pendent and achieving mothers engender similar quali ties in their daughters, and these daughters have higher career aspirations and greater self-esteem than daugh ters of non-working mothers.” Researchers also believe that children, both boys and girls, from families where both parents work have an easier time balancing their male and female characteristics in terms of their roles in a family unit. The traditional masculine or feminine div ision of responsibility in a home or in the labor market has been severely rearranged and children of today’s generation accept these changes as par for the course. Although initially this state of affairs looks very promising, many problems arise because of it. The tra ditional nurturing mother has become a hurried execu tive and frequently we hear "it is the quality not the quantity of time given to a child that is important.” The question remains — how does a busy working woman give “quality” time to her child after a day in the busi ness world, fighting the traffic on the way home, making supper as well as devoting some time to her role as wife The “superwoman” or “mother according to schedule” thereby becomes a role model for a child that does not understand “quality time” but longs for the security and warmth of its mother ALL the time. Children of successful working parents have a lot to live up to. Now they have not one parent who is an achiever, but two, and that allows for no room to doubt, lay-back or fail. On the other hand, according to Dr. Nancy Close a lecturer in child development, working mothers also present strong competition to their daugh ters, which, says Dr. Close “doesn’t make growing up any easier.” Some child specialists feel that the working mother may be losing her ability to nurture. Dr. Michael Bul- mash, a clinical psychologist says, “Women have become increasingly uncomfortable in the role of nurturer. The increased pressure on women to succeed in male terms and the concurrent pressure to become discomfited by the traditional role of mother have created a generation of mothers who are losing their natural ability to pick up on cues and signals from their children.” Other experts say that it is more important for a woman to become a nurturer than an achiever, since the nurturing part has a bigger impact on the child than the achieving part. A working mother that is not comfortable in her dual role as achiever and nurturer, will communicate this to her child. Dr. Samuel Ritve professor of psychia try at Yale University says that women unhappy with their sexual role or femininity will undoubtedly pass these feelings on to their children. The enormous task of jug gling to keep a career and family life on an even keel, leaves many women with feelings of quilt and stress. On the positive side, working mothers instill a respect for work in their children and promote “the importance of having a field of endeavor, of contribut ing to the economic welfare of the family,” according to Dr. Lawrence Balter, a professor of educational psy chology at New York University. ★ ★ ★ DELEGATION LEADER The United States State Department has named Mau reen Reagan to head the American delegation to the International Women’s Conference, scheduled to be held from July 15-26 this summer in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference is the culmination of the Decade for Women sponsored by the United Nations. Ms. Reagan is 43 years old and is a business per son, a lecturer and a broadcaster, according to a State Department release. She is a staunch advocate of women’s rights. Ms. Reagan also had political aspira tions in 1982 when she ran unsuccessfully for a United States Senate seat from California., She is the daughter of President Reagan and actress Jane Wyman. Other delegates among the 36 chosen to represent the United States at the conference include: Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S Ambassador to the U.N.; Mar garet M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Servi ces; Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Republican of Kansas; Representative Lindy Baggs, Democrat of Loui siana; Marjory S. Holt, Republican of Maryland; Nancy Clark Reynolds, delegate to the United Nations Com mission on the Status of Women; Linda Chavez, director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and Lenora Cole Alexander, director of the Women’s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor. There is only one male in this delegation, Alan L. Keyes, who is a representative at the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
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