I am writing in response to Sadie’s post https://create.twu.ca/sadiethompson/2017/11/18/unit-8-la-1/

 

I am glad she brought to light the issue women in the workplace who are contemplating motherhood. I was fortunate in having had plenty of help bringing up my children , and having a supportive family that I could rely on  before I moved to the North American continent.

I have seen a lot of friends and colleagues struggle with this. As I wrote in one of my previous responses, women ( and women alone)  have the gift ( some call it responsibility ) of being the bearers of our future children. In my opinion this should automatically out them at an exalted position, instead women are thought of as liabilities or disadvantages. It is a well established fact that in addition to child bearing, most of the child rearing responsibilities also fall upon women. I don’t claim to have answer to this issue that leaders and women’s advocates have grappled with for decades. What I do know that society needs to rally around our women and make them feel supported in their struggle to fulfil family and work responsibilities. As Sadie points out that to bring about a change in values, education has to begin in childhood. The current generation of leaders in hiring positions were brought up with different values, but with new awareness and education, hopefully the next generations will appreciate the role of women in the workplace better.