What motivated you to get involved in women’s rights activism or advocacy?
Corporate policies around maternity leave, childcare, and flexible working hours can be game-changers for women’s career progression. Imagine a workplace where new mothers don't have to worry about job security while they take time off to welcome a new life. Generous maternity leave policies do justRead more
Corporate policies around maternity leave, childcare, and flexible working hours can be game-changers for women’s career progression. Imagine a workplace where new mothers don’t have to worry about job security while they take time off to welcome a new life. Generous maternity leave policies do just that, fostering loyalty and reducing turnover, creating a win-win situation for both employees and companies.
Childcare support, whether through on-site facilities or subsidies, is like a breath of fresh air for working mothers. It means they don’t have to juggle their responsibilities as parents and professionals in a high-wire act. With reliable childcare, they can focus on their career ambitions, leading to reduced absenteeism and lower stress levels.
Flexible working hours are the secret sauce for a balanced life. They acknowledge the unpredictable nature of childcare, allowing women to be present both at work and home. This flexibility prevents the dreaded career hiatus that often hampers long-term progression. Instead, it keeps the momentum going, ensuring women remain active in the workforce and climb the career ladder.
But here’s the catch: these policies only work their magic if implemented sincerely within a supportive organizational culture. When companies genuinely embrace these measures, they pave the way for women to advance, resulting in a diverse and dynamic leadership landscape. Ultimately, everyone wins.
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Women's right and activism has been a prevalent issue of discussion in not just the contemporary times, but has prevailed in the society since the birth of humankind. Man naturally being imbibed with masculine traits, forced the women to submit themselves under the patriarchal forces, a practice whiRead more
Women’s right and activism has been a prevalent issue of discussion in not just the contemporary times, but has prevailed in the society since the birth of humankind. Man naturally being imbibed with masculine traits, forced the women to submit themselves under the patriarchal forces, a practice which has not ended yet. Women have struggled not just by restricting them to the role of caretakers of the family, but to place themselves in the society equivalently with men and others. The lack of equal representation and the struggle that the feminine gender has imbibed upon itself caught my area of interest in this field. Ranging from Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Right of Women to our contemporary writers like Simon De Beauvoir and Gayatri Spivak, all have contributed to this struggle for a basic representation in the society. Their desire to promote femininity beyond the highly nurtured concept of motherhood under patriarchy has forced humanity to reconsider it’s laws governing women, as not just mere caregivers, mother and a site of exploitation, but as people, as human beings equally capable as any other sex or gender in the society.
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