She stayed at home despite attending college, she fought incredibly hard to get while I was a baby in diapers. She broke down pursuing three extremely uncooperative children, but economically we were not the most successful family. I watched my father work jobs he hated and work two jobs despite insomnia and back pain to make sure we were taken care of. I don't and won't see the same things happening in my own family. This is why I support the “working mom revolution” and started college with the intention of pursuing a career. I know you can have it all because I do. Evidence doesn't lie, better test scores and children with higher self-esteem don't lie. Why do we regularly hear that women are needed at home? An answer to this question can be found in Mary Douglas Vavrus' article in Feminist Media Studies entitled "Opting Out Moms in the New Selling New Traditionalism in the new millennium." Ms. Vavrus says our current media climate is under the same influence as during World War II, as the government attempts to bring women back into the home through the media to gain a place in the workforce. Personally, I think the term traditional values ​​has played a large role in why women are strongly encouraged to stay or marry and stay home with the children. But as our society evolves, traditions change and this seems more difficult to accept for our older generations who