More than 60 percent of mothers in Taiwan do not trust their male spouses’ parenting capabilities, a survey released on Monday showed.
The Child Welfare League Foundation unveiled a survey on Taiwanese mothers’ perspective on child rearing ahead of Mother’s Day tomorrow. It invited nearly 800 mothers nationwide to complete a questionnaire.
The survey showed that 92.6 percent of mothers believe children should be their top priority.
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However, 65 percent of mothers said they have little confidence in their spouses’ parenting capabilities.
The survey showed that 66.3 percent of mothers thought that having children has deprived them of personal time and flexibility in life, while 55.9 percent said it was more difficult to balance different responsibilities after having children.
Moreover, 34 percent said they felt overwhelmed by motherhood, the survey showed.
Only 22.1 percent of mothers found child-rearing to be easy, which is a more than three-fold gap compared with Sweden, France and Germany, as well as 16 percentage points behind Japan, the survey found.
The survey reflected the plight facing Taiwanese mothers, who cited “lack of time to rest” being a top challenge, followed by “difficulty balancing family and other life roles,” and “concern over household finances.”
With regard to assistance for raising children, working mothers required “childcare services that meet their needs,” while full-time mothers needed “temporary childcare or respite services,” it said.
Up to 90 percent of respondents said caring for their children brought them unique satisfaction, it added.
The foundation called on the government to expand public childcare support and services, and for companies to enhance childcare-friendly measures in the workplace.
It also urged improvements in dividing parenting responsibilities in families.
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