Yandong Zhang ASA002 A04 Week 8

In this week’s article “Mothering Is Liberation: Giving Birth to Alagaan Pedagogy”, Allyson Cubales describes her different identities as being an immigrant. After reading this article, I understand some difficulties as being a mother. It also leads me to think about the question of whether women have been treat unfairly in their works. From previous learnings, I know that Asian Americans are facing unfairly treatments in academia. Some of them have made tough decisions like quit their fields. Moreover, being a mother is harder to survive in such a society. I noticed that some companies will ask females if they have kids or do they plan to have kids in the future. These kinds of questions show that people are questioning their working abilities. However, we can’t evaluate people with such questions. They can be a good professor and a good mother at the same time. If a female can hold their position and finish their job while they are pregnant, it will show that they can do it better after labor. It is important to have the next generation. We should pay attention to what females have sacrificed during pregnancy time.

Question: Are there any policies helping to defend women’s rights during pregnancy time?

Reference:
Porpora, T. (2020, May 7). Planning Ahead to Ease Stress When You're Pregnant and Still Working. Retrieved May 17, 2020, from https://www.verywellfamily.com/juggle-pregnancy-and-work-3545029