My boss has decided to take a break, she is very passionate about her work, tipped to be next function head, all what you can think from work perspective which can make her successful is working for her - ability, passion, visibility, drive, ambition, etc.
She loves her work and yet she is taking a break. A break for taking care of her kids. And therefore a lot of feminists and women folk wonder in office why? They think this is how the system (social, organization) conspires and makes it tough for woman. I also know it has been tough for my boss to take this decision, making this choice would have not come without endless debate. The soothsayers all tell her she will be back soon, the time period varies but all say it will be quick.
I can understand her debate but I do not understand the others argue on below points-
- Betrayal of society for woman to give up her career, it is based on the premise work is of a higher order? I wonder, is it really?
- Woman are being robbed of their independence, the terrible culture of work, India. I wonder - Who is independent in this world? Money comes with work but it does not take out dependence for any one of us, we are dependent on others at any point of time for our needs. Money is not the only need we have and does money buy us everything?
- It is a man's world. I wonder - Is it? why does the game we master to earn money become so superior? Is taking care of kids lesser than the office work we do?
- Why cannot man take a break? I wonder - why does it matter, is it not looking from the lens that what woman has to give up is inferior and work superior? Can this not be considered 2 different tasks equal in value? No one is giving anything, it is just that more skilled is rotating to a role which needs attention, the role being take care of the kids?
I wonder - Why money earning activity has become so important? Why all other activities been relegated to an inferior position? Why do we need to judge this and make a big deal out of it.
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