I recently read a piece of news, and I was very emotional! Qian Duoduo, who has two children, decided to quit her job in 2020 to become a stay-at-home mother and prepare for the arrival of her second child. Four years later, she wanted to return to the workforce, but she couldn't find a job.
Four years ago, Qian Duoduo worked in a big law firm, with a master's degree, an excellent resume and good looks. Now, however, she finds that her job search standards have been lowered, and she has tried positions such as law firms, front desks and operators, but still cannot find a job. In the end, she had to compromise and work as a sorter in a bookstore. A human resources officer once said that stay-at-home mothers are the most vulnerable to being deceived because they are financially incapable and their husbands don't give much money, so they really want to find a job. In the workplace, stay-at-home moms seem to be at the bottom of the food chain.
After the news was released, it caused heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens questioned Qian Duoduo's situation, her husband has a good family background, and she is also a lawyer, she resigned to be a full-time mother for four years, and her savings were spent, so she had to ask her husband for money, and only got 2,000 yuan a month for living expenses. This caused her and her two children to have a significant drop in their living standards, and they had to go out to work. Some netizens speculated that her family may be AA system, and her husband only gave her 2,000 yuan. As a highly educated master's degree, she already had a good resume before she quit her job, but now, it is difficult for her to re-enter the workforce, let alone for ordinary people. This also explains why one of the reasons for the decline in fertility is the challenges women face in the work environment.
In addition, some netizens believe that the family structure in Japan is relatively reasonable, and the wife manages the family economy and will give her husband a certain amount of living expenses every month. If the female master's family had been similar to the Japanese family model, where the husband was responsible for earning money and she gave him some monthly living expenses, she would not have found herself in the current predicament.
To sum up, the current employment situation is severe, and it has become difficult for men to find a job, while women are facing greater challenges. For mothers of second children, it is even more difficult to return to work. Many job postings are based on salespeople, and if both husband and wife go to work, no one will be able to take care of the children. Today's younger generation often does not live with the elderly, who can only occasionally help take care of the children, which is undoubtedly a problem.
This incident has triggered deep reflection on society. We should think about how to improve women's employment opportunities and salaries, and create a better working environment for them. At the same time, it is also necessary to encourage equal division of labor among family members and the sharing of economic responsibilities in order to create a more reasonable and harmonious family structure.
Finally, we can't help but ask, for women like Qian Duoduo with excellent academic qualifications and abilities, it is difficult to return to the workplace, does it show that the society does not recognize and support stay-at-home mothers enough? They play an important role in the family, but they face many challenges in terms of work and social development. The answer to this question may require a concerted effort at the individual, family and societal levels.