As we celebrate Mother’s Day this year, let’s look at what other steps Malaysia can take to further support and empower working mothers. The study also found that working mothers are more likely to find that managing work-family balance had gotten harder over the pandemic compared to working fathers. Crucially, we need to take the necessary steps to further support and empower working mothers. For myself, I took three months of paid compulsory leave, and another two months of unpaid leave. Izzati supports introducing flexi hours for those who want to work fulltime or even give the option to work on a part-time basis.

Source: The Star May 08, 2021 23:03 UTC