HUBUNGAN PEKERJAAN DAN SIKAP IBU MENYUSUI DENGAN PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF PADA BAYI USIA 0-6 BULAN DI DESA LEBENG TIMUR KECAMATAN PASONGSONGAN

Breastfeeding is a natural process but often mothers fail to breastfeed more than theyshould. Lots of moms who choose not to give Exclusive Breast Milk. The problem of this research isthe low level of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Lebeng Timur Village Pasongsongan Sub-district by4.5% from the target of 90%. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between jobsand mother attitude with giving of exclusive ASI in Lebeng Timur Village Pasongsongan SubDistrict.The design of this study is Cross Sectional Study. The sample sum a 40 nursing mothers whohave infants aged> 6-12 months taken using proportionate random sampling technique. The dataanalyzed using Chi- square test.The results showed that some of the respondents work (65%), had positive attitude (47,5%),and only (37,5%) respondents give exclusive breastfeeding. There is a relation between jobs(p=0.000) and the attitude of the breastfeeding mother (p=0,012) whit the exclusive breastfeeding.Mothers, particularly career mothers, are suggested to always give breast milk so that they couldpromote to the success of exclusive breastfeeding.

Influencing the Influencers: The Role of Mothers in IT Career Choices

This paper reports on the outcomes from a pilot study targeted at mothers of school children in Melbourne, Australia. The aim of the study was to engender a positive view of technology in the participants and to introduce the concept of Information Technology (IT) as a potential career. Mothers were given the opportunity to develop basic IT skills and learn about different IT career pathways for their children with an emphasis on their daughters’ choices. Mothers were offered an evening course over a four week period that was designed to introduce them to a range of social media and Web 2.0 tools. Their opinions were documented using both questionnaires and informal discussions. It explored whether their attitudes towards IT can be changed by up-skilling and introducing them to the technologies their children commonly use. The findings of the pilot study suggest that addressing this demographic has the potential to make the participants question their pre-conceptions about IT careers for women.

Women Called: A Qualitative Study of Christian Women Dually Called to Motherhood and Career

The intersection between spirituality, motherhood and vocation is largely unexplored in contemporary writing and research. The cultural and religious messages received by women regarding motherhood and vocation often produce complicated dilemmas for women who seek to participate in both domains simultaneously. Even though working mothers represent a significant number of women in America, the stories, themes and voices of deeply spiritual career mothers have been largely silenced in literature. This phenomenological study looks into the lives of eleven Christian women who are mothers working across career disciplines in a liberal arts university setting. Four dominant themes emerged from the analysis, including the meaning of “calling,” formative messages, the lived experience, and wisdom for the next generation. Though complex and demanding, overall these women were deeply satisfied and grateful for the opportunity to craft lives fulfilling longings to both motherhood and career. Implications for the community and future research are also addressed.

Role Strain and Psychological Distress in Late Career Mothers

Balancing a career and family is difficult for mothers of young children. The cumulative demands of multiple roles can result in role strain (i.e. role overload, interference from work to family, and interference from family to work) and psychological distress as measured by the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). One strategy used by women to overcome such difficulties is to delay having children until their careers are established. Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS; 1997) reflect this trend. Research by Higgins, Duxbury and Lee (1994) has suggested, contrary to previously held views, that late career women who are at peak visibility in their work roles, and who are also having children at this time, are at greater risk of role strain and psychological distress than early career mothers. The aim of this study is to examine work to family interference, family to work interference, role overload and psychological distress in early and late career mothers with pre-school aged children. Early and late career stages are defined using Levinson's (1986) model of adult development. Participants were 75 women with children aged 6 years and younger, sampled from 12 local day care centres, who completed a brief questionnaire examining role strain, psychological distress and career stage. The findings reported in this study found that late career mothers experience greater role strain and psychological distress than early career mothers.