Some people view that women
should be given a year-long maternity leave with all the allowances, while
others say such a provision might encourage great population growth and,
therefore, it should be reduced to a couple of months.
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Discuss
both the views to find out the substance behind them.
The provision for longer
maternity leave has always invited differing views. For some people, it is
worth it to offer a year-long paid leave; but for others, longer paid break is
detrimental on population grounds. Let me discuss these two views to see how
well founded they are.
A year-long paid leave would do
great favours for both the mothers and their babies. The thing is that successful
mothering calls for greater peace of mind and genuine dedication. These two
things will add on to the welfare of the baby. The constant presence of mother
for a year will make the child healthy For instance, many studies have found
that mothers who have been able to stay with their newborns are healthier and,
so, more productive than others. Besides this, such lucky children are found to
be making great differences in terms of nation building.
The detrimental effects, however,
on population growth due to this are grave as well. It is a fact that, when
mothering becomes much less expensive and more convenient, many couple would go
complacent. In some cases, the time gap
between two children might come down too, thinking that the government would
foot the bill. The other thing is that it is rather harder for any government
to feed all the mothers for a year without getting any immediate returns. This
burden would be further augmented by the additional population generated out of
this provision.
The discussion, in short, makes
it very much clear that both the views hold enough water, and the first view, though
a little ambitious for many governments, is futuristic. However, minimizing it
to a couple of months is harmful for those serious mothers who wish their
children to be hale and healthy.
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