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"When a working woman becomes a mother, she automatically becomes part of the
“working mothers” collective. The same, however, is not true for men: the term
“working father” is not a term that is commonly used, although everyone
understands its meaning.
Since language is never neutral, it is easy to understand why this difference
exists: according to social norms, motherhood is a primary source of identity
for women, yet fatherhood is not for men. That’s why it is not surprising that
even the policies and measures established for creating a work, personal life
and family balance have been mainly aimed at women and only residually at men.
The situation, nevertheless, is slowly changing in Europe, since men also want
to take part in childcare and since the demographic context compels them to
take on a serious role in the duty and the right to provide care."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
