To go with Lifestyle-China-women-family-employment, FEATURE by Fran Wang A Chinese woman accomanies her daughter as they take part in a pre-school class at a child care education chain based in Beijing on April 17, 2010. Following decades of rapid social change and modernisation, many women in China's army of working mothers -- an estimated 320 million strong -- say the task is much harder, as child care is expensive, bosses are less flexible and husbands are no longer the sole breadwinners in Chinese families. AFP PHOTO/GOU Yige
Though many parents employ a maid to assist them in the household, the bulk of parenting duties should still be the parents’ responsibility.
Housemaids have become an integral part of family life in Malaysia, and some may say it’s a necessity as they provide much needed support to parents who often don’t have extended family around to assist with childcare, or parents with careers who are often left with little choice as they require help to carry out their family responsibilities.
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