Elizabeth Hasselbeck has a “mom’s job.” Do you?

31st March 2007

Elizabeth Hasselbeck has a “mom’s job.” Do you?

Most women define their job by specialty. “I teach.” “I am a lawyer.” However, Ms. Hasselbeck, of The View sees it differently as seen in a recent quote from Elizabeth Hasselbeck to People magazine. When asked about her job, she replied:

What’s great is, it’s a mom’s job… I can go home after the show, be a mom, clean the closet.

“I have a mom’s job”? Hmmm… if having a “mom’s job” means I have to clean my closet then I want out of this working mom thing. My closet is just fine how it is, thanks.

And while I’d like to throw out this term for all eternity, I would be remiss if I didn’t bring up the fact that it does raise a broader question. Are there such things as “mom jobs”? Jobs that are more conducive to motherhood?

My friend and I were actually discussing this the other day as we were lamenting the pros and cons of working motherhood. She works in advertising, I’m in communications and we both feel that if we left the working world now only to reenter when our kids were in school, we’d be out of touch with our profession. In the agency world, there’s no such thing as telling your prospective client your last work assignment was, well, five years ago. Trends change and if you can’t speak to a recent assignment, you become a little irrelevant.

So I ask you, dear readers, do you agree? Do you have a “mom’s job”? If so, is your closet any cleaner? I hope not.

Tags: Elizabeth Hasselbeck, working mom, celebrity mom, The View

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1 On March 31st, 2007, Adventures In Babywearing said:

Ha- I saw her say that on The View and I wondered about that, too. I stay at home and consider *that* a mom-job, I guess, and I would shrivel up and die if anyone looked inside our closets…

Steph

2 On March 31st, 2007, BeeBoMom said:

I am a relatively new mom but have also just finished my graduate degree in science and couldn’t imagine staying home now. I’ve barely even started my “career” and am still considering a “trainee”….but would I leave science b/c it isn’t necessarily considered mom-friendly. No! I chose my present lab very carefully and considered both the quality of work and quality of life observed in different labs in making my decision. At least I have flexible hours (although some of those hours flex towards weekends and nights).
When I was in college, I never considered choosing my field b/c of how mommy-friendly it would be…that would have seemed antiquated and preposterous. Nowadays, this consideration is just a part of the whole equation.

3 On April 1st, 2007, NKYGAL said:

I guess you could say I have a mommy supportive job. My employers are very understandnig and flexible when it comes to unplanned time off for illness or just time off for dr. apts. I am pretty lucky.

4 On April 1st, 2007, Marketing Mommy said:

It’s tough to find Mom job in my field. I’m a creative at a big agency, but I’m very lucky to have found a supervisor who is supportive of moms. (It doesn’t hurt that some of her best talent are mothers.) My agency doesn’t offer flex time or much in the way of part-time work, but I don’t get grief for leaving on time or staying at home to take care of a sick kid, and that keeps me loyal.

5 On April 1st, 2007, search » Elizabeth Hasselbeck has a “mom’s job.” Do you? said:

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6 On April 1st, 2007, L.A. Dadddy said:

From her logic, I must have a “Dad’s job”. I can bring home the bacon and I can fry it up in a pan. Because I work a true 9 to 5, I can be home before they are and I can go work out or write and then still make dinner.

I’m glad I don’t have to work 90 hours a week, but it certainly doesn’t make me a better dad. Just one that can help out more. I think.

7 On April 3rd, 2007, ishkabibble said:

Yes, I have a “Mom’s Job.” It’s called “being a Mom.” Outstanding fringe benefits more than make up for the sucky pay. And in my abundant free time, I run a website.