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What work-life balance means for women
As a first-time mum, I have missed work meetings to take care of baby – and this should be normal.
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Work-life balance has very real workplace and non-work benefits for both employees and companies.
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Chong Sin Hui
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I recently went on a work trip to the United States, leaving my baby in the care of my husband, my mother and my domestic helper. As someone who had just completed her maternity leave, this was a monumental first step of integrating my academic career into my new life as a mother.
It would not have been possible without the support of my family and even my husband’s co-workers, who accommodated his request to call in from home for meetings.
