Unit 14 Task 8

For a career woman, the decision to become a mother has manyimplications. Both her time ands energy are subject to many limitations. Peoplestill consider the raising of a child to be mainly the mother’s, rather thanthe father’s responsibility. For a mother to sacrifice her own opportunities forprofessional advancement in order to care for her child is a matter of course. Forexample, a father leaving the country to study while the mother stays behind toraise their child is a common occurrence. Yet, if it were the mother who leftthe country in order to study, while the father took on the responsibility ofraising their child, people would generally consider it to be a great sacrificefor him and a extremely pitiful situation. Moreover, it is generally the motherwho is often made to feel guilty, and who, at times, abandons opportunities forstudy or advancement professionally.