Chinanews client, Beijing, May 9th (Reporter Zhang Ni) Left-handed career, right-handed children, 8 hours later, they have to devote themselves to another job: taking good care of the family.
This is a portrayal of the lives of most Chinese working mothers.
In order to adapt to different identities, working mothers have turned themselves into "supergirls", but they are also under pressure-gender discrimination in the workplace, insufficient parenting time, difficulty in breastfeeding... Solving these problems is not only related to the vital interests of working women , Is more related to the future of society.
Data map: The scene of a female recruitment fair in Taiyuan, Shanxi.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wu Junjie
Say "no" to gender discrimination in the workplace!
Have you encountered gender discrimination?
When asked this question, I believe many Chinese women answered yes.
As early as 2015, a survey conducted by the Women's Institute of the All-China Women's Federation in many universities in Beijing and other places showed that up to 86.6% of female college students had experienced one or more gender discrimination in recruitment.
The issue of fertility is an important reason why women encounter gender discrimination in the workplace.
How to protect the legitimate rights and interests of women in the workplace has always been a topic of great concern to the society.
Gender discrimination in recruitment by some companies has attracted attention at the national level.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other relevant ministries have successively issued documents in recent years to correct the problem of "wearing colored glasses" in recruiting employees.
In February 2019, nine departments including the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Further Regulating Recruitment Behavior and Promoting Women's Employment."
It requires that employers and human resource service organizations that publish recruitment information containing gender-discriminatory content shall be ordered to correct according to law; those who refuse to make corrections shall be fined 10,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan; service organizations with serious circumstances will have their manpower revoked Resource service license.
On March 1 this year, the "Regulations on Online Recruitment Service Management" promulgated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security was also formally implemented, which clearly stipulated that the online recruitment information provided by employers to human resource service agencies must not contain ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, etc. Discriminatory content.
In the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term goal outline, the content of "ensure women's equal enjoyment of economic rights, eliminate gender discrimination in employment, enjoy maternity leave and maternity allowances in accordance with the law, and protect rural women's rights and interests in land."
Data map: Expectant mothers do yoga.
China News Agency issued Chen Wenshe
Maternity leave, parental leave... Working mothers have the right to enjoy these holidays!
As working mothers, whether they can enjoy normal wages during pregnancy and whether they can take full maternity leave is related to their vital interests.
In fact, China's legal protection of women in the workplace has started from the stage of expectant mothers.
For example, in Article 42 of the Labor Contract Law, it is clear that for “female employees during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding”, the employer shall not terminate the labor contract.
The "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees" also stipulates that employers shall not lower their wages, dismiss them, or terminate their labor or employment contracts due to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding.
Since the implementation of the national two-child policy, the population and family planning regulations have also been widely revised in various regions, and the calculation method of maternity leave has been adjusted to "98 days of national holiday + maternity incentive leave".
In addition, many regions have also set up holidays such as "parental leave".
For example, the "Regulations on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region" proposes that employers are encouraged to provide 10 days of joint parental leave to each spouse each year when the children are 0 to 3 years old to couples who give birth to children in compliance with laws and regulations.
In Fujian, the policy also clarifies that couples who give birth to children are granted 10 days of parental leave each year during the period when the children are under 3 years old.
Data map: Medical staff are explaining a variety of breastfeeding positions for mothers-to-be.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia
Maternity allowances, childcare and education fees... tangible benefits are here!
How to encourage women in the workplace to give birth?
In addition to giving adequate maternity leave, financial support is also essential.
In recent years, some regions have begun to adjust the number of days for granting maternity allowances, and some provinces have encouraged employers to pay for childcare and education.
For example, the new version of the "Regulations on Labor Protection of Female Employees in Fujian Province" that came into effect on May 1, 2020 extends the number of days for the payment of maternity allowances, stipulating that the number of days for payment of maternity allowances shall not be less than 128 days. The average salary is calculated based on 30 days per month.
In April 2020, the General Office of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Development of Care Services for Infants and Young Children under 3 Years Old". A monthly fee of 200 yuan for infant care and education will be paid.
The article "The Status and Challenges of Population Development in Our Province" published on the website of the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Statistics in March 2020 also suggested to establish, improve and gradually implement the two-child family maternity allowance, house purchase subsidy, milk powder subsidy, tax reduction and exemption and other rewards and benefits. Policies stimulate the willingness of two children to have children.
Data map: "Super" maternity room at Kunming Changshui International Airport.
Photo by Ren Dong, a reporter from China News Agency
Set up maternal and infant rooms and breastfeeding rooms to solve the worries of "breast milk mothers"
In February 2019, the "Investigation Report on Factors Influencing Breastfeeding in China" released by the China Development Research Foundation showed that the rate of exclusive breastfeeding within 6 months of infants was 29.2%.
Earlier, a recruitment agency released the "Survey Report on the Living Conditions of Working Mothers in 2019", which showed that only 8.22% of companies have maternity rooms.
Not having a dedicated maternity room has become a trouble for many working mothers.
In fact, there are express provisions in the "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Workers" regarding the establishment of nursing rooms and other facilities.
The regulations state that employers with more female workers should establish female workers’ clinics, pregnant women’s rest rooms, and breastfeeding rooms in accordance with the needs of female workers.
In recent years, public places such as airports and train stations, as well as more and more companies have begun to pay attention to this demand of women, setting up maternity rooms, breastfeeding rooms, etc.
At the same time, some local governments are also introducing policies to encourage companies to set up breastfeeding rooms for female employees to solve the worries of "breast-carrying mothers".
For example, the "Regulations on the Promotion of Breastfeeding in Guangzhou City" that came into effect on March 1, 2020 clearly mentions "encourage office buildings, industrial parks and other places to build a unified breastfeeding room."
As the country's first local breastfeeding regulation, the "Regulations on the Promotion of Breastfeeding in Guangzhou" has also won unanimous praise from the outside world.
I believe that in the future, there will be more and more "temperature" policies and regulations promulgated to escort working mothers!
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