Commentary: The cult of work is eroding the value of parenthood

A woman holds her stomach at the last stages of her pregnancy in Bordeaux April 28, 2010. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau SINGAPORE: In today’s modern consumerist world, where financial and career success are heralded, childbirth is unfortunately seen by some as a career death sentence for women, or at least a pause button.

In a New York Times article, correspondent Claire Cain Miller goes as far as to say: “One of the worst career moves a woman can make is to have children.”

As society venerates the cult of more – more wealth, achievement, status, productivity – less economically tangible priorities may get […]

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