Being a �devoted mother� is not easy. It is more than a full-time job. A full-time job lasts only for 8 or 9 hours whereas a mother�s job lasts 24 hours, 7 days a week. There are no holidays or leaves. But of late, this most important job is becoming the least valued job. In a new book, The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued, author Ann Crittenden looks at how a lack of social supports for modern moms forces them to make bitter choices Crittenden�s research shows that despite the overall advancement of women, mothers� work remains unappreciated in an economic sense, even though moms are cultivating �human capital.� Raising productive citizens directly contributes to the overall health of the economy and wealth of the society.But in our modern culture, �mothering� is substantially, but not uniquely, a woman�s role.