New Delhi, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has said motherhood should not come at the cost of a woman’s career, stressing the need for shared parenting and stronger institutional support to help women remain in the workforce after childbirth.
“When a child comes into the home, the responsibility of that child belongs to everyone. It lies with the mother as well as the father.
In an interview with PTI, the National Commission for Women chief said raising a child is the equal responsibility of both parents and called for a supportive environment to enable women to balance their professional aspirations with motherhood. It is the equal responsibility of both,” she said.
“If both together raise the children and if we proceed with the other recommendations we made for mothers, then those women will manage their households well, care for the child well, and won’t have to take a gap in their career. “Childcare leave is very important. Good work is being done. A mother should work with happiness and joy. “… the government’s perspective is not just about advancing women, but achieving the nation’s development through women’s leadership.
Last month, the NCW made 37 recommendations to the Union government to strengthen maternity and childcare protection, including extending gender-neutral childcare leave to private-sector employees, introducing mandatory paid paternity leave across sectors and creating 5 lakh creche seats by 2030.
To ensure people get this even further below, in private companies, significant efforts are underway for that too,” she said. They will continue their careers,” the NCW chief said. Organisations that provide childcare facilities and support working mothers will also benefit from their contribution, Rahatkar said. We say this and we make full efforts to implement it,” she said.
And today, through the government, it is indeed being provided.
