Why women in Uganda don’t care about work-life balance
Source:
Women's Agenda
Consistent research is highlighting the disadvantage faced by women, particularly mothers, in today's modern workplace. The most recent data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency suggests that women in management are paid 45% less than their male counterparts.
Many women are torn between trying to be a 100% excellent worker and 100%perfect mother, and often feel like a failure at both as they are stretched too thin. I think it serves no purpose to dwell on all the difficult things that women have to deal with. We seem to reinforce this caricature of ourselves as working mother