Working parents strive to achieve a balance between career and family, but only a few manage to achieve it. What is the reason according to you? Discuss possible solutions and provide examples.

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Balancing between career and family is a challenging job for working
parents
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demanded
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job
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which
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both
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emotions
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, not many of them can
achive
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achieve
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essay will examine some reasons
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it and give some
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possible
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, there are many
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why
parents
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working
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cannot afford the
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of
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working and
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care family.
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,
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time
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management; employed
parents
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often
strugle
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struggle
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effectively
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demands
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the demands
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of work and family, leading to stress and
imbalence
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imbalance
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,
awomen
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a woman
who has
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a positition
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positition
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position
as
accountant
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an accountant
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manager which has a huge responsibility in
workplace
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the workplace
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,
then
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this
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women
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woman
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required
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to take of her family, including
children
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, husband and family needs which
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draining a lot of
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emotions
, leading to
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and
burn out
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burnout
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.
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, lack of
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system; many
parents
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do not have access to reliable
childrencare
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childcare
or supportive workplaces, making
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it dificult
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dificult
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difficult
to balance responsibilities.
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, there might be
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sollution
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solution
solutions
for
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this
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problem, chilrencare could be a good option to take care of
children
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,
to
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leave them in daycare for a period of
time
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is not a big deal, as long as, after
work
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they
could
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spend
time
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with them
,
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because
children
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still need
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attention
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and education from
parents
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.
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, hiring someone to handle chores could
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easier to maintain the balancing of career and family.
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, working
parents
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faced
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face
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some issues to handle
the
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apply
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balancing
of
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apply
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career
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careers
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and family
due to
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time
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management and lack of
support
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a support
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system,
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however
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however,
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this
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issue can reduce
through
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by
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,
living
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leaving
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children
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a few hours in daycare and hiring someone to
to
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do
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chores.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • work-life balance
  • time management
  • support systems
  • childcare
  • traditional gender roles
  • societal expectations
  • financial stability
  • flexible working hours
  • remote work options
  • burnout
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