Study: More Kids Whose Moms Don’t Work Full Time Get Into Stanford
Teens whose mothers worked part-time or not outside the home were significantly more likely to be admitted to and attend a highly selective college or university than teens whose mothers worked full time, finds a study out today from the Institute for Family Studies. The study controlled for external factors including family income, parental education, the child s sex, race, and family composition.
Students are more likely to be accepted by and attend highly competitive colleges when their mothers are at home than when their mothers and fathers both work full time, it concluded. The study examined nationally representative, longitudinal federal data about more than 17,000 American ninth graders.