We asked you what you thought on our big topic for this fall: how can working mothers be sufficiently involved with our kids’ education… and how accomodating are the schools toward US? In anticipation of our event in New York next week on this theme, here are the intiguing highlights of what you told us:   

 If you were giving the schools a report card, it would say: “Making strides, but room for improvement.”

The good news- 64% of you who responded believe schools are somewhat, if not very, responsive to their needs.

However, a dramatic 92% of you believe there are challenges to being a working mother when it comes to your children’s schooling. Biggest issues:

  • 64% say you don’t get to participate in field trips, special activities as much as you would like
  • 55% of you worry you don’t have as much knowledge about what’s happening in the classroom

There was particular concern expressed that, as working mothers, you may be treated differently by the schools. Your top 3 related concerns:

  1. Fear that other children may get extra attention or preferential treatment from teachers (62%)
  2. Feeling that it is harder to determine firsthand what is going on in the classroom and how your child is doing within it (60%)
  3. Fear you won’t be deemed an “involved” parent by school administration (45%)

However, executive moms are hardest on ourselves.

When asked from whom you feel the most pressure to be more involved with school, the #1 answer by far was “myself” (75%). (Incidentally, your spouses held up well on this one– only 4% of you felt the most pressure from them).

Your vote on the single biggest improvement schools could effect to better address the needs of working mothers? More communication— especially advance communication– about the classroom, via notes or even email.

Thank you for all of you who participated… the results are illuminating to us… and we hope to others as well.

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Sincerely,


Marisa Thalberg
Executive Moms

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