Abstract
Recently, the number of working mothers who have young children has rapidly increased. But as yet, only the demerits of the dual-income families are apt to be emphasized, which makes many of the working mothers feel uneasy.
In this study, it is aimed firstly to make a survey of how both mothers and their children (lst-9th graders) think of mothers' working, and then to analyze the differences between the views of both sides.
The results of the survey are as follows :
1) As for the reason of mothers' working, it is found out that more children accept it as an economic one their mothers do.
2) Many working mothers have pity on their children, but the children do not feel so lonely as mothers fear they would.
3) Many mothers realize that their working has helped their children grow independent. Mothers with full-time jobs show the highest percentage, part-timers come next, the self-employed are the third, and home-workers are the lowest.
