Mother taking leave for kids will be good for society: President Murmu on Women’s Day
The ideal society we need to build is one where our daughters and sisters can go anywhere alone at any time, and stay anywhere, without being scared, the President said
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President Droupadi Murmu releases a book in New Delhi on Saturday (PTI)Calling for increased women participation in the country’s workforce, President Droupadi Murmu said Saturday that if a mother takes leave to take care of the children, then one aspect of this is that it will be for the good of society as she emphasised that for women to move forward, society needs to provide a better environment, where they can make decisions independently about their lives without any pressure or fear.
She was speaking at the National Conference on ‘Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat’ organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to mark International Women’s Day.
“The ideal society we need to build is one where our daughters and sisters can go anywhere alone at any time, and stay anywhere, without being scared. Only respect towards women can create such a fearless environment…,” she said.
Calling for an increase in women participation in the workforce, the President said, “It is important to provide them with equal opportunities in education and at work. Given the opportunities, our daughters can achieve extraordinary success. Not just in India, even across the world, one of the reasons for lower participation of women in the workforce is the thought that women will take leave to take care of their children. But is this thinking correct? Does society not have any responsibilities towards children, who will build our future? If the mother takes leave to take care of the children, then one aspect of this is that it will be for the good of society.”
Referring to her own journey, Murmu said, “This journey, from an ordinary family in Odisha and from being born in a backward area, to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, is a story of the equality in opportunities and social justice that women have received.”
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