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According
to a recent article in USA today, although there are no statistics on
how many work at home moms are in the United States, there are
more than 10 million female-owned businesses in the USA, according to
the National Association of Women Business Owners. Work at Home Moms
(www.wahm.com), an online magazine for mothers who work at home, notes
that the phenomenon is growing as more businesses tap this growing
labor pool.
According to the article the labor-force participation rate of women ages 25 to 54 with at least
four years of college declined from 84.7% in 1994-95 to 81.8% in
2003-04, and the decline was most pronounced for married women with
children under age 3, according to Regional Review, a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Economically, it makes a lot of sense. Businesses don't have to
pay for large facilities for in house employees and in many cases don't
pay for additional perks such as health insurance, since many work at
home moms are only employed as part time or contract labor.
Many of these work at home moms are learning how to make money online
as internet business entrepreneurs. The ability of at-home moms
to earn an income is also being driven by technology such as high-speed
Internet access, the increase in home computers and a greater
willingness by cost-conscious companies to rely on free agents rather
than hiring full-time staff.
The work-at-home moms might work irregular
hours, after their husbands come home from work or when their children
are in school.
Networking services for this labor pool are also
growing. Home-based working moms are organizing their own business
conferences, and many glean business tips from others through Web sites
devoted to making money while staying at home with children.
But it's buyer beware, as usual. Some moms interested in how to make money at home have been preyed on by scam
operations that try to get victims to send in money in order to do work
from home. The job never materializes.
In conclusion it's obvious the workforce has changed dramatically over
the last decade, and the trend continues. And more and more work
at home moms, like the public at large, are turning to the internet as
a means to become independent of the 9 to 5 life and even in many cases
break away from an average annual salary. In fact some have found a
work at home internet business opportunity that enables them to make a
good supplemental income, sometimes well into six figures.
As usual with all entrepreneurs, a good imagination and hard work always win the day.
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