https://www.scmp.com/rss/508142/feed Catherine Gurtin is the CEO at PathFinders. She has worked on child rights and protection across Asia for almost 10 years. Catherine is passionate about connecting and bringing people together in pursuit of solutions and common goals. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The relationship between motherhood and work is one of the trickiest balancing acts there is for a woman. Entrenched gender stereotypes place an unfair burden on working mums. At work, employers may be biased against female employees who are mothers, while at home, women are often expected to shoulder most of the childcare, care for the elderly and household duties. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen many working mums, including myself and other members of the PathFinders team, struggle to balance... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3132485/all-working-mothers-including-hong-kongs-migrant-domestic-helper?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3132485/all-working-mothers-including-hong-kongs-migrant-domestic-helper?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 May 2021 22:45:16 +0000 For many working women in Hong Kong, the increase in maternity leave from December 11, from 10 to 14 weeks, will be a reason to celebrate. This alignment with the International Labour Organisation’s minimum standard will give many working women more time with their newborns. All working women in Hong Kong, without exception, are entitled to maternity leave. But, in practice, pregnant migrant domestic workers are all too often illegally terminated from their jobs or pressured to resign, simply... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3113454/why-hong-kongs-domestic-helpers-have-no-reason-celebrate-maternity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3113454/why-hong-kongs-domestic-helpers-have-no-reason-celebrate-maternity?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Dec 2020 02:30:15 +0000