Being a mum is valid and valuable work, so I put it on my CV
Earlier this year, I donned my rant pants and published an Instagram post that was a serious departure from my usual random hot takes on life. Navigating daycare and a return to work As the months passed, my mum's group grew smaller as they and other friends began navigating the path of daycare and a return to paid work. I returned to part-time paid work six months ago, and since then I've started correcting people when they ask how work is going: gently interjecting with: "Paid work, you mean?" I never thought about the little value society places on the biggest job of raising its future, about how the label 'stay-at-home mum' diminishes and simplifies the hours of never-ending and complex unpaid work. The label 'stay-at-home mum' diminishes and simplifies the hours of never-ending and complex unpaid work Time to step out of the shadow In our house we've worked hard to carve out a 60/40 split of the care load.
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