Study: More Women Are Becoming Stay-at-Home Moms

April 10, 2014

A new study based on detailed analysis of government data through 2012 appears to show that economic pressures have become a major factor in the surge of moms who are staying at home with their kids. It also reveals a new picture of the typical stay-at-home mom.

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Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.