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Women In Optometry\u2019s<\/em> recent Pop-up Poll looked at the terms \u201cworking mom\u201d and \u201cworking dad.\u201d While the terms \u201cworking mom\u201d is commonly used, the term \u201cworking dad\u201d is not. Eighty-five percent of respondents said that they\u2019ve used the term \u201cworking mom\u201d while only 7 percent said that they\u2019ve ever used the term \u201cworking dad.\u201d The gender-neutral \u201cworking parent\u201d has been used by 38 percent of respondents.<\/p>\n

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Eighty-three percent of female respondents identified themselves as a \u201cworking mom,\u201d and 72 percent said that others have referred to them that way.<\/p>\n

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In contrast, 59 percent of men identified themselves as a \u201cworking dad,\u201d but none said that others have referred to them that way.<\/p>\n

Several respondents wrote in responses.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019Working Dad\u2019 should be more accepted and used if \u2018Working Mom\u2019 is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHas anyone ever asked a working dad if they had dad guilt?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWow. This slapped me in the face. In the exam room, I’m careful to ask women \u2018Do you work OUTSIDE THE HOME?,\u2019 not if they are a working mom. (My bias is that if they are a SAHM, then they work a lot harder 9-5 than *I* do!). But I’ve never thought about the term \u2018working dad.\u2019 This was a great wake up!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband and father to our four children is a stay at home Dad. He definitely works, just doesn’t get a regular paycheck!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNo phrase would encompass everything a person does when they have both parental and professional responsibilities. I think you can focus on the negative connotations or try to enhance the positive associations with the term.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cParents work at their paid jobs and their at home unpaid job of parenting. Thus any parent is a working parent whether they get paid or not.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI notice that things that stray from what folks are most used to (most common historically) are given additional descriptive to delineate that a difference from norm exists in the situation at hand: \u2018working mom\u2019 as opposed to \u2018stay at home mom.\u2019 Times change and so will the terms we use as folks realize the implied stereotype is no longer appropriate for the norms of modern society. Being cognizant and accepting of changing times and the appropriateness of the words we use will allow for antiquated term to go away quicker.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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