Impact of Spencer’s Work
Spencer wrote many scholarly books about women, especially with regard to women’s work and positions.
For instance, she explains that girls only work a few years, from when they are old enough to hold a job until marriage. With the brief work experience, women are not taking advantage of education. Because women know they are only going to spend a brief period in the workforce, they settle for low-paying jobs and poor working conditions. She believes receiving an education only to stop working and stop using this education after marriage is a waste of the education.
She advocates that women return to work part-time after child-bearing. She also acknowledges women's right to independence.
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