Women are better at childcare than men therefore they should focus more on raising children and less on their working life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Despite the modernization of beliefs in gender equality some people may argue women should compromise their careers to raise a kid. I strongly disagree
to
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with
this
notion and believe in equal contribution from
both
the parents to raise their children and equal freedom of choice for
both
the genders when it comes to their careers.
Further in
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Further, in
this
essay we will discuss why is it wrong to only burden a
woman
with the responsibility of childcare. Modern women are having flourishing careers in all the sectors. Gender equality at work places is becoming a priority for employers. Because employers invest in female employees as much as in male employees and
hence
their expectations of returns are equal
from
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for
both
the genders. And most women have been giving results beyond expectations and
also
in some cases a
woman
's performance at work exceeds levels of a
man
's performance. Even though there is a change in mindset of people as some people are getting
progressive
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progressively
more progressive
, some people continue to have their regressive beliefs
such
as women should focus on raising children and should compromise their careers in order to support the family. Not only is it unfair to women, but its
also
a heavy loss to the society we live in, as it majorly affect the economies of the world. We may miss out on a lot of ground breaking work which may have come from the women who have the potential to bring those results. Earning bread by having a career and raising children
are
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is
both
full time jobs.
Also
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Also, both
both
the jobs require a lot of effort. Rather than leaving either of the jobs for either of the genders.
Both
genders should come in and contribute equally in
both
the jobs by dividing the labour equally. Just the way a
woman
cannot miss out on the opportunity to have a successful career. A
man
shouldn't be kept from having a life changing experience of seeing his child grow, as a
man
may
also
have the desire to plant seeds of his own personality in his children. In conclusion, a
woman
needs to be given equal rights as a
man
, to
chose
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choose
what she wants to do with her future. And on either of the decisions of her a
man
should support her. Because
women workforce
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the women workforce
is as much a resource as workforce of men. For optimum utilisation of
both
the
resources equality
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resources, equality
shall be promoted. If men aren't great at childcare they need to improve that skill because a
children
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child
needs
both
their parents to have a happy childhood.

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  • gender roles
  • nurturing
  • empathy
  • sensitivity
  • maternal instinct
  • paternal involvement
  • child's development
  • work-life balance
  • gender equality
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