At-home mothers face barriers going into the workforce

By Jacqueline Maley
Updated August 10 2014 - 2:13am, first published 1:54am
Opting out: Natalie Harman with Arlo (left) and Harrison, has opted out of the workforce until the children are at least three years old. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Opting out: Natalie Harman with Arlo (left) and Harrison, has opted out of the workforce until the children are at least three years old. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Time out: Louise Owen remained home with her children right through their school years and has found it hard to get back into work. Photo: Natalie Grono
Time out: Louise Owen remained home with her children right through their school years and has found it hard to get back into work. Photo: Natalie Grono

When Patti Bartholomew got her first ‘‘real’’ job at the local bank, she saved ‘‘every single cent’’ of her salary and bought herself and her husband a ticket to Paris and the south of France. Patti was turning 50, and she told friends she would spend her birthday dancing on the Pont d’Avignon.

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