Mothers need at least one year of paid maternity leave. Anything less than that is ridiculous. We also need to have full time fall from 40 down to 25-30 with a living wage. I am a SAHM once again. I wouldn’t give this time up for the world.
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I just don't think people would employ women, then. And it wouldn't be very fair on fathers who would also like to take that year. Is this doable? Would the work still get done?
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Can’t we have a similar approach to Sweden where both get something like 9 months each? There must be a way round this so it’s fair and economically viable.
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That would be good if it's doable. I don't know enough about economics to know how this would be paid for.
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That doesn't say either. I'd feel guilty about it when resources for the elderly are already so limited and disability living allowance being cut and so many low income families reliant on food banks. If I could see a breakdown which doesn't take provision from anywhere else...
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If our governments can find money for war they can sure as shit find money to actually help people.
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I don't really know what that means, tbh. If money could be safely cut from defence, I'd like it to go to the NHS, services for the elderly, more tax credits for low income families. It shouldn't come to pay me to care for my own child.
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My wife would've liked to stay at home when the kids were young, but we couldn't afford it.
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I want to stay home but we can't afford it.
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We could afford it but I didn't want to stay home. I'd have lost my mind.
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I know a lot of women like that. I know a lot that drag themselves to work feeling bitter too. I'm adjusting better than I thought I would. My kid is almost 3 now though so....that's play a part. He'll be in all-day kindergarten before I know it.
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I think it somewhat depends of whether or not you feel like your job is meaningful or at least pleasant. If you want to be home AND you hate your job.....ugh. Mine is pleasant so far.
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Yes. If your job isn't filling any needs you have that couldn't be fulfilled by children, it's probably pretty shit.
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Working part time is where it’s at for me and most mums I know. The trouble with that as a ‘career’ is that you end up getting stuck at the same level.
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I didn't understand what this piece was getting at, if they see it as something positive or negative.
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Me neither. I'm not sure whether I do either.
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I read last year that my generation of women has the highest rate of depression and dissatisfaction with their life. I don’t know if this is true and I’m Career driven myself, but perhaps women have felt that they have to juggle a career and having children?
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I am sceptical of this. I think we have just become more whiny as a society, tbh, and to expect much more. Also depression is much better known about now and has less stigma so people will report it more.
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True, if I could find the articles again, I would check sources. I do believe that we as a society have more dissatisfaction, due to the internet.We do think life can be perfect more often I think. Facebook and YouTube make it seem like everyone but you is living the perfect life
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I don’t think it should be glossed over as it was when I was in school. We were told we could have it all and be whatever we wanted to be. This isn’t true. I think this has led people to try blame failure or bad situations on society or other groups.
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