Pre-reading questions:
- Do/Did both of your parents work?
- What does/did you mother do?
Some companies in Japan have started giving more support to working mothers. One company started asking all fathers to take parental leave. This way, fathers can take care of their young kids and mothers can have more time to work. Some Japanese companies have started opening daycare centers for their employees’ little children. The government hopes that more support for working mothers can improve the economy.
Vocabulary:
support [noun] – something given to help someone
working mother/father [noun] – mother/father who has a job and takes care of her/his children
parental leave [noun] – time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby
daycare center [noun] – a place where parents pay to leave their children while the parents work
improve [verb] – to become better
economy [noun] – wealth; state of a country
True or False:
- Some companies in Japan have started giving more support to working fathers.
- One company started asking all fathers to take sick leave.
- This way, fathers can take care of their young kids and mothers can have more time to shop.
- Some Japanese companies have started opening daycare centers for their employees’ little children.
- The government hopes that more support for working mothers can improve the economy.