I agree with all of you who have raised this important topic.
Working mothers in Bangladesh are confronting this problem always.The only husband-wife-family -- both of them working -- suffer most. Such families do not get the services of the elder members such as mothers, aunts and mothers-in-law. They either depend on maid or mothers sacrificing their jobs for the infants.
Women in Bangladesh are still far behind men. Still, education is spreading among women and many of them are working, including in white-collar jobs. But they are facing a lot of problems always.
Thus has emerged a new situation: working women becoming mothers with no one else to take care of the babies if they continue with jobs outside. What to do with the infants? Where to keep them and under whose care? Family elders are not always available and maids cannot be trusted. What happens then? Working mothers are confronting all these worries.
A mother may be away from her child physically but her mind will be with her child always.
So day care center may be a great advantage for working mothers. They can leave their children in the care of dependable people and work with less worries.
I appreciate Bidita for her active participation. We need much more Biditas like this way who can take responsibility for doing something good for working woman.
