During the preceding months I have followed the news about the pregnancy of the French Minister Rachida Dati. As Minister of Justice she is one of the fundamental characters of the French government, and as a woman a member of a minority she has been highly observed. Her pregnancy as a single mother jumped into the media for her refusal to make the father's name known and fatherhood was even attributed to Jose Maria Aznar, a fact that was firmly denied by both parties.
However, what I bring you the news is to make a reflection, again, on how responsibilities of a minister may conflict with motherhood. His daughter was born five days ago and today we have seen how Dati went to a Council of Ministers perfectly prepared to return to work and then attended another important meeting.
As with the Spanish Minister of Defense, it is shocking that a woman with great responsibilities returns to them shortly after the birth of the baby. Without questioning this decision of both, what respect, and considering that they may have facilities to continue raising in their workplace, I have thought one thing.
I, after childbirth, was, in addition to a physically exhausting moment, in a very intense hormonal and emotional cloud. My baby's separation was painful and I was in love, spoiled, reinventing myself and immersed in my son's gaze. I would not have been able to unfold like this.
The incorporation of women, in equality, to positions of responsibility is necessary. But I find it hard to be so, so demanding with recent mothers and the needs of babies. Worth it? Is it really compatible? What would you have done in similar circumstances?
