Working moms struggling to balance jobs and family life

By Li Hongyang | China Daily | Updated: 2019-03-08 08:07
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A nurse takes care of a baby in NICU at a hospital in Taizhou, East China’s Jiangsu province, March 8, 2019. [Photo/VCG]

The low female employment rate may also cause gender inequity because women would have lower status in the family and in society, he added.

He urged the government to take measures to reduce the conflict between work and caring for children to prevent the number of female workers from falling too drastically.

"First, anti-discrimination laws should be introduced to ensure a good environment for women who want to work. Then, sound policies on maternity leave and childbirth insurance should be made to support women. At the same time, the government should offer companies a 'birth allowance' (a form of compensation) to relieve the pressures pregnant workers can sometimes impose on employers," he said.

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