My research paper will discuss the influence of maternal employment on families and children, with a focus on children's well-being and outcomes. In modern society, recent decades have witnessed a constant increase in the rate of maternal employment. I am interested in seeing how this increase in maternal employment affects family life and children's development. The controversial issue of working mothers versus stay-at-home mothers sparks much debate about what is best for a growing child. Mothers may choose to stay at home and adopt the traditional role of homemaker or work outside the home. There are both positive and negative effects of working mothers on children. While working mothers can instill important life lessons and skills in their children, they can also damage a child's emotional stability by making him or her feel neglected at times. A working mother can serve as a good role model for her children with a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Mothers who can effectively balance work and family life can foster a good work ethic in their children. Working mothers can help encourage their daughters to strive for what they want to achieve in life and break stereotypical norms. With both parents working, children are forced to play a more active role in the family. This teaches children independence and responsibility from an early age and ultimately benefits them when preparing for the real world. Working mothers and children also appreciate spending quality time together and don't take each other for granted. The financial benefits of both parents' jobs provide children with the opportunity to attend private schools and pursue extracurricular activities. In contrast, working mother... half of the paper... all ratings for my results were supported by my sources. I concluded that the mother's employment status has effects on families and children. While there are both positive and negative effects of a working mother, the positives seem to have outweighed the negatives. Based on my interviews, children with working mothers had higher academic achievement, instilled work ethic and responsibility at a young age, and had a greater sense of competence and efficacy in their daughters. Research findings suggest that most families adapt to the mother's work by increasing the active roles of each family member. This has significantly contributed to providing a more unified and stable family environment. Husbands and sons of working mothers took on a larger share of housework that appeared to benefit the family.