INSTITUT PENGURUSAN DINAMIK SARAWAK, WISMA MORNIE, NO.1, JALAN HAJI TAHA, 93400 KUCHING, SARAWAK.

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Student Details

Name Semester Matric Number

: NORRIE SHIRLING ANAK MASEK : SEPTEMBER 2011 : KC 1110794

Assignment Details

Course Code / Title Assignment Title

: UQB 3033 (ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE) : WOMEN SHOULD NOT ALLOWED TO WORK UNTIL THEIR CHILDREN ARE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD.

Due date Section Lecturer

: 12 November 2011 : 30 : MISS LYNNE COLLIN

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I hereby declare that this assignment is my own work and does not involved plagiarism or collusion.

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Date : 12 November 2011

WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WORK UNTIL THEIR CHILDREN ARE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD

Modern Malaysians are no stranger to the issue of women with professions. The increasing rate of women who works is observable in the developing Third World Country; specifically in Malaysia. Ismail (1999) clarifies that it is partially attributable to the population with better socioeconomic status that includes increment in womens education level simultaneously with intense need for both male and female labour in the workforce. Given the fact that womens participation in labour force; particularly those with young children is on the rise, total of concern regarding to womens role as a mother while having a job becomes the limelight in the society. Davis ( 1994) claims that women who try to manage multiple responsibilities will only contribute problems within the family. It explains that instead of providing the best for the family, it turns out to be worst in the future ahead. This refer to the family members and the relationship it forms towards each other. For women, having a job means they can fulfil the needs to contribute to the family besides being more independent by not depending on others for money. They can provide their children with comfortable clothes and nutritious food for a good; quality life. Despite of that, women are tend to face job-family conflict for they need to work and having small children at the same time. Thereby, working women need to find acceptable substitute childcare arrangement and babysitter elsewhere. Frankly, these childcare centres or even babysitters are not free from problems. Media has highlighted number of cases of maltreatment and neglect of children by substitute caretakers with lack-trainned staff that can provide social needs, emotional and cognitive of children. Besides that, Noor ( 1994) states that many Malaysian women hire foreign maids to help them taking care of the young children and home when they are at work. Nevertheless, negative implications arise of having these maids at home; with cases of running away with their employers children and child abuse. Another related point is the issue of childs upbringing. Women with job commitment are tend to work long hours and their children are often left alone on their own at home with the babysitter. Without proper attention and care, these

children may not turn out according to their mothers expectation. As they grow older, they might be bright and outstanding, but much more rebellious and defensive; as the result of the absence of their mothers love and guidance. As the issue makes its way to topple the family institution, I really agree with the statement and women should realize that family comes first and the rest will follow. They must spend more time raising their young children aged below 12 rather than to engage themselves in various section of employment. Living on a single income is truly challenging and it triggers the womens desire to work as to support their husbands financial matter. In spite of the decision of not to work but to stay at home raising young children, it should not be a problem for educated Malaysian women. They can generate side income at or from home while taking care of their children like what Ho ( 2011) dictates. Since women

nowadays are information technology driven, they can always make money out of time spent online. They would tend to blog away if they are passionate about getting their views heard and drive traffic to the site. They should be able to earn some extra cash from the adds or get some new product for reviewing. Besides that, they also can involve with online business which most of the business work are done when the children are away at the kindergarten or asleep. They can sell ecofriendly items like clothe pads or panty liners and they are available online. With this, they can add on to the household income as well as putting good use of extra time at home. In addition, stay-at-home mothers can make a bit of extra cash by tutoring at home. It is always free to register the tutoring skills with tuitionplanet.com and the money made is not bad either; depends on the age group or number of tutor sessions conduct monthly. Children are precious like gemstone and clean as a white silky clothe. The sheltered upbringing of the young children are very important and depends on the parents especially mothers. As the matter of fact, women should not be working when their young children still need them at home. A mothers touch is powerful to form and build young childrens character. For the sake of our childrens future, women should sacrifice their desire temporarily to help out their husbands financial that it is equally important . It is always a pleasure to be able to devote our time and energy to raise babies on our own so we will never regret what becomes of our

children in the future ahead. When the children are now teenagers and able to cope with realities in life, then mothers can think about working again to support the family and their husbands income.

Bibliography:

Davis, L.V (1994). Building on Womens Strength: A Social Work Agenda for the Twenty-First Century: New York: The Haworth Press.

Ho,J. (2011). Baby Talk : Pregnancy, Baby & Motherhood: Kuala Lumpur: AP HareNet Publishing Sdn. Bhd.

Ismail, M., Ahmad, A. (1999). Women & Work : Challenges in Industrializing Nations: University Putra Malaysia: Asian Academic Press Ltd.

Noor,N.M. (2001). Work, Family and Womens well being Selected Papers: Kuala Lumpur : HUM Press.