It used to be that advising mothers on working from home was a simple proposition. Most of them could get by on their husband's salary and wanted extra cash. Or, they were a little bored and wanted to keep their hand in a field, just in case they decided to go back to outside work as their child grew older. Today, it's different.
Many mothers are the sole or major support of the family.
Working from home is not for pin money, it's for survival. An unemployed corporate lawyer and single mother wants to start her own consulting business. A Parent, Alone Take Maryanne's case. She is a corporate lawyer who was just excised and is jobless. At 43, Maryanne, who has just recovered from a two-year illness, and wants to stay home and create a niche business.