What does "extending maternity leave to three years" mean to contemporary women?

Extending maternity leave to three years has both advantages and disadvantages for contemporary women.

Advantages are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1, have more time to recuperate and take care of children.

First of all, women are physically and psychologically hurt after giving birth. Extending maternity leave allows women more time to recuperate and recover, which is very beneficial to women's health.

Secondly, newborns can't live without their mothers. Extending maternity leave can better care for your baby, deepen parent-child relationship and maintain good family relationship.

2. Have more time to plan your life.

Women's life will be disrupted when new members are added to their postpartum families. Many treasure mothers are often at a loss, so naturally they have to ask their mother-in-law or mother for help. It would be great if both sides could live in harmony. However, due to different ideological and cultural levels, Bao Ma and the elderly often have many contradictions in taking care of their babies, and Bao Ma can only bear it. After extending maternity leave, Ma Bao can have more time to learn how to take care of the baby, and even choose to take care of the baby by herself or ask the elderly for help, and have more time to choose and plan his own life.

The shortcomings are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1, career planning for women.

Nowadays, social development is changing so fast that I feel out of touch with society without working for a year. If maternity leave is postponed for three years, it is estimated that women's previous career will stop here and they need to start again after three years, which is very unfavorable to women's career.

2. Income and social respect.

Three-year maternity leave is a serious burden for enterprises, and whether enterprises are willing to accept female employees in the future. Women face three years of no job, no income, and full-time care for children and families at home. Will husbands and family members give them corresponding respect? Obviously, there are many examples of unfair treatment in society because of taking care of children full time.

Therefore, extending maternity leave to three years is good for women on the surface, but there are still many complicated problems hidden in it. How to ensure women's right to vacation and properly handle various problems are the key.