When I ask mums who want to work from home or start a home business why they want to work from home, the first answer is often 'to make money'. Many households struggle on one income, and many family cannot afford the lifestyle they want. However, I have been approached by quite a few women who don't necessarily need the income, but still want to do something else than just being a full-time mum. When we look into it further, there are indeed so many other benefits for work at home mums, going beyond making an income.
Firstly, there are obvious benefits for work at home mums, such as the flexibility to work around your kids, being your own boss, avoiding the time-wasting commute, and getting tax benefits. These lifestyle and personal benefits can allow women to fully merge their role as a mum and their professional aspirations. Most importantly, working from home can bring benefits which extend much further than lifestyle and income. Beyond the necessity or desire to make an income while looking after your family, work at home mums pursue self-realisation, or the ability to exploit and reach their full potential. Being a mum in itself brings so many challenges, new skills and new experiences, yet many of us feel the need to do something else, something for ourselves and separate from our role as a mother and spouse. Being able to learn, develop and use our skills in a personal project brings a different kind of reward and feeling of accomplishment. It's not about being a super-mum. It's about being a great mum, and also being ourselves, with our own identity, ability and power to use our skills, participate and contribute.
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