Although society is making progress in terms of equality, the truth is that it still does so very slowly. Unfortunately, there are still many women who denounce the lack of co-responsibility when raising children and take care of the home, which ends up having an impact on the development of his career.
The Asian businessman, Anand Mahindra, posted an illustration on his Twitter account that shows this harsh reality, recognizing the added effort faced by working women.
The cartoon shows six entrepreneurs (three men and three women) on a running track, ready to start a career. The streets through which men will run are free of obstacles, but not those of women, showing the reality they face during the development of their professional career.
I've been helping to baby-sit my year old grandson this past week & it's brought home to me the stark reality of this image. I salute every working woman & acknowledge that their successes have required a much greater amount of effort than their male counterparts pic.twitter.com/2EJjDcK1BR
- anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) February 5, 2019
"Last week, I was helping to take care of my one-year-old grandson, and I realized the harsh reality of this image. I greet the working women and I recognize that their successes have required a much greater effort than the of his male counterparts. "
A long way to go in matters of co-responsibility
In addition to working away from home, there are still many women who after completing their workday must take care of household chores (washing, cooking, shopping ...), assume largely the upbringing and care of children (take them to the doctor, do their homework, go to the tutoring with teachers ...), and plan and be aware of the practical issues of the whole family.
In Babies and moreThe figures speak: co-responsibility in the care of children between fathers and mothers, still far This important mental burden causes a high level of stress and exhaustion, and as we have seen on occasion, it even leads some women to regret their motherhood.
But if all this were not enough, the imbalance of responsibilities ends up having an impact on women's work career, making professional success an even greater challenge for them.We just have to look at statistics and surveys to understand this reality. And is that according to data from the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, 91.18% of family leave leave is requested by women, and almost six out of ten renounces their professional career after becoming mothers.
Unfortunately, there are still companies where it is common to see a clear inequality of salaries, responsibilities and treatment among their workers depending on whether they are men or women, and all this together with the lack of joint responsibility at home, turns the career of women into a real obstacle course.
The importance of changing the mentality
Every time the issue of co-responsibility comes up in a conversation between friends, I always say the same: "My husband doesn't help me with housework", but our home is the responsibility of both. Nor is "babysitting" when she takes care of our children, nor does she change diapers in an exceptional way, or sleep soundly while I attend them at night.
In Babies and more "Are you a babysitter?" and 19 other irritating phrases parents have to hear when they take care of their children In our family we both have the same weight, so we try to divide 50% of our household chores (always based on our preferences and availability), and in regards to raising our children we are equally committed.
And regardless of whether you work outside the home or not, I consider it essential start changing the mindset and the words we use when we talk about co-responsibility.
Not only because it does so slowly in society, but because we must set an example for our children, breaking with harmful stereotypes and comments, while teaching them to do household chores according to their age. Only then will we achieve an egalitarian future society, where women and men can have the same opportunities.
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