{"id":608145,"date":"2019-04-17T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"post-504735\"><header>\n<div class=\"entry-post-meta\">\n\n<p>Date: <time content=\"2019-04-15T18:11:35+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2019-04-15T18:11:35+00:00\">Apr 15, 2019 6:11pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div> \n<\/header><div class=\"entry-content "},"modified":"2019-04-17T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:46:01","slug":"3-months-maternity-leave-not-enough-for-working-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/17\/3-months-maternity-leave-not-enough-for-working-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"3 months maternity leave not enough for working mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-504735\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"entry-post-meta\">\n<p>Date: <time content=\"2019-04-15T18:11:35+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2019-04-15T18:11:35+00:00\">Apr 15, 2019 6:11pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/AJ2.jpeg\" alt=\"3 months maternity leave not enough for working mothers \u2013 AJ Sarpong\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mom-ads-wrap  \">\n<div class=\"mom-ads ads-layout-rotator ads-rotator-id-23\" style=\"width:728px; height:90px;\">\n<div class=\"mom-ads-inner\">\n<div class=\"mom-ad\" data-id=\"1236\" style=\"width:728px; height:90px; \">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"appear\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/Say-yes-to-ads-Banner-728-X-90.jpg\" alt=\"Right Below Featured Image\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Radio personality and compere, AJ sarpong has re-ignited the debate on the duration of maternity leave in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>AJ has challenged Ghana\u2019s Labour Act which allows female workers 12 weeks (84 days) of maternity leave with full pay, saying the duration is not enough.<\/p>\n<p>The Citi FM\/Citi TV host who spoke to Ameyaw TV on the red carpet of the 2019 Glitz Africa SHE Summit over the weekend, noted the struggles with which working mothers who rush back to work after just three months of childbirth endure when they can work from the comfort of their homes when given more days of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally believe three months maternity leave is not enough, we (women) drop their kids at daycare and come back because we\u2019re expected to be superwomen. We should be able to push the boundaries a little bit more in an acceptable way where both the employee and the employer is able to be beneficial,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in a point where we (women) can work from home and be able to be productive\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-504741 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/AJ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"443\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2019 Glitz Africa SHE Summit took place at the Ecobank Head Office in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>There were discussions on themes such as \u2018BEYOND GENDER\u2019 led by Sandra Ankobiah, Dentaa Amoateng, AJ Sarpong, Angela Asante and \u2018LIVING YOUR PURPOSE\u2019 led by Jackie Appiah, Dziffa Akua Ametam (morning show host of Citi TV) and Chiedza Makonnen.<\/p>\n<p>AJ Sarpong is the host of Brunch in the Citi on Citi 97.3 FM and Hall of Fame on Citi TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie | citinewsroom.com | Ghana<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kwamedadziegh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @Kwamedadziegh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Apr 15, 2019 6:11pm Radio personality and compere, AJ sarpong has re-ignited the debate on the duration of maternity leave in Ghana. 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