{"id":35240,"date":"2019-05-23T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=35240"},"modified":"2019-05-23T07:39:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:39:56","slug":"filipino-dads-join-working-mums-concerns-about-childcare-and-returning-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/05\/23\/filipino-dads-join-working-mums-concerns-about-childcare-and-returning-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino dads join working mum\u2019s concerns about childcare and returning to work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Despite a rise of flexible arrangements at the workplace, inadequate compensation and poor work-life balance are pushing an increasing number of Filipino professionals to quit their jobs, according to a new study by Monster.com. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monster.com.ph\/\">Monster.com<\/a> surveyed more than 2,000\nprofessionals across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines to understand the challenges\nand barriers both men and women face at work, particularly with regards to\nparental leave and work-life balance. This survey was conducted for the third\nconsecutive year as part of the<strong>\n#SheMakesItWork<\/strong> campaign in celebration and support of mothers in the\nworkforce, or returning to work after having children <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While an overwhelming 77% of Filipino\nprofessionals say that they have flexibility at their workplace, 50% still feel\nchallenged in terms of striking an appropriate work-life balance, while 40%\nalso feel inadequately compensated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same survey reveals an alarming number of\nboth men (62%) and women (71%) are planning to look for a new job within the\nnext 12 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is especially true of new parents &#8211; over\nhalf of mums (56%) and dads (53%) say they feel the pressure to provide for\ntheir family. Interestingly, more men in the Philippines (54%) claim to worry\nabout getting the right childcare support than women (46%), while more women\n(64%) than men (61%) say they are only returning to work after having a baby\nonly for financial reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It cannot be denied that the bulk of parenting\nload falls upon women &#8211; and men are quick to acknowledge this. Sixty-three percent\nof male respondents recognize that their partners do most of the housework, and\n61% admit their spouse spends significant time taking care of their children.\nPerhaps it\u2019s no surprise, then, that a quarter of Filipino men (26%) say their\npartners don\u2019t have enough time to relax and unwind.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A significant number of working mothers (60%)\nin the Philippines also say that they find it emotionally difficult to leave\ntheir children at home while they head out to work. Most men (74%) agree that\nthe desire to spend more time with their family is one of the main reasons why\nnew mothers quit their jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s interesting to note that both men and\nwomen in the Philippines feel the same levels of concern around raising a\nfamily and managing work. Gone are the days when the pressure of childcare used\nto fall on mothers alone &#8211; men are now beginning to step up and take equal\nownership of family needs, which is a necessary step towards building an\nequality-based workforce,\u201d said Abhijeet Mukherjee, CEO of Monster.com \u2013 APAC\n&amp; Gulf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mukherjee added: \u201cThis is a wake-up call for\nemployers looking to retain their workforce. In a market that has typically\nbeen financially motivated, young parents are now seeking out non-monetary\nbenefits such as flexible working arrangements and more supportive environments\nwith strong parental leave policies, so both partners can balance work and home\nlife.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It cannot be denied that the bulk of parenting load falls upon women &#8211; and men are quick to acknowledge this. Sixty-three percent of male respondents recognize that their partners do most of the housework, and 61% admit their spouse spends significant time taking care of their children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":35241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[96,4897],"class_list":["post-35240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-technology","tag-telecommuting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}