Working Mother, The Greatest Person In The World
Being dismissed by their work. Being moved to the lower department. Being passed over for promotion. These days, we can see many scenes in the drama or movie that woman who got married is treated unfairly. Do you think it is just fiction or just drama? The answer is No. It reflects the most realistic reality of our current society. There are many conflicts of working mothers. Although many stereotypes toward the woman have changed, the perception that woman especially mother has more responsibility on child than the man is prevailed. So our society thinks woman will be hard to focus on their own work if woman becomes impregnated than before because woman need to care for both work and family. So how can we solve the working mother's concerns? I think there should be some policies oriented to the needs of working mother.
First, government should support nursery facility that children can stay until the parent's quitting time. Working mothers said it impossible to take care of their children without others' help. Like this one of the big worries of working mother is that their children are left in the empty house without any caring. So to deal with their difficulties, the government should give a support for exceeded caring and tutoring. When we look at the Denmark's welfare policy, Denmark government is operating free childcare facilities for the working parents. This policy received favorable evaluations so the birthrate of Denmark is constantly increasing.
Next, there should be a policy for woman who returns to their work after maternity leave. Normally the average period for maternity leave is 6 months. When they return, they will notice that many things are changed. New projects are started, and employees are changed, and the overall style of the company may be changed. Then they will have difficulties with getting used to their work. So to solve these problems, the company should provide about 1 or 2 months as adjusting period. During this period, they can understand the overall atmosphere of changed company. This will help working mothers start their work and can fill their blank quickly after they return.
Also, government should set the fixed period for maternity leave. The reason why there should be a fixed period for maternity leave can be explained by many real cases. According to one interviewee who worked more than 5 years as a public official of city hall, she said she got pressure by her employers because of her maternity leave period. Sometimes she got pressured by answering her returning date. More seriously, some employers requested her to use the minimum maternity leave. Like these examples, the company usually wants to shorten maternity period to fill the blank quickly and to improve the work productivity. But this can be dangerous for women who came back from their work after childbirth. So there should be a clear and fixed maternity leave period so that mothers can have a rest without stress.
The working mother problems must be handled and solved. If it continues, it can cause another serious social problem. Imagine that if all the women begin to think that the best way to handle both family and work is not having a baby, this can lower the birthrate. So it is not just the mother's problem, it is whole of our problem. Mother is not a person who raises a child and care for the family. She is the greatest person in the world, who can handle everything and has enormous power.
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