EU parliament member and her baby

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Would be cool if the kid got a vote too, :).

Related to the European Parliament, someone opposed to ACTA recently said that he’d be happy to protest outside the EP but it won’t work because MEPs rarely show up. 😉
 
If only american employers could be this supportive and understanding of motherhood.
 
I’d rather that she be at home with her child, frankly, but at least the baby wasn’t in day care.
 
The mother’s name is Licia Ronzulli. Her daughter is named Vittoria. They are from the Lombardy region of Italy.

Mom was formerly a nurse and hospital director before turning to politics. When she first began bringing her daughter to the parliament back in 2010 she became something of an icon. In one interview, she had this to say:
“It was not a political gesture. It was first of all a maternal gesture – that I wanted to stay with my daughter as much as possible, and to remind people that there are women who do not have this opportunity [to bring their children to work], that we should do something to talk about this.”
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TheRealJuliane said:
I’d rather that she be at home with her child, frankly, but at least the baby wasn’t in day care.
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Interesting opinion. I disagree wholeheartedly.

Going to work with my dad was always fun. I got to color on scantron tests when he was a TA in grad school, I learned how to crotchet while waiting for him to finish up work, I even got to use the computer and print out stories I wrote (very exciting for a young child in the late 80s). Those resources were not available at home. What’s so much better about being at home than being at work? Moreover, what’s so bad about day care (besides constantly having a runny nose)?
 
Many American workplaces welcome employees’ pets before they welcome their children. 😦

Luna
 
I also believe she should be on the three years parental leave or whatever the duration is in her country.
 
kelvinf said:
I also believe she should be on the three years parental leave or whatever the duration is in her country.
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Maybe she enjoys her job.

Women have historically taken their babies to work with them when societies were agrarian or hunter gatherer types.
 
They are all adorable pictures, but that last one really made me smile… it’s such a cute picture!

My daughter is in grade school now. So she’s at school when I am at work (she stays a little late in an after school program that she loves… I swear the child can sew better than I can now!)

Anyway, I am lucky that my employer also will let me take my daughter to work (he sometimes has to bring his daughter in too). But it’s really not practical to do often because she gets bored after a while. But when the school is closed for 2-3 days because of snow or something, I bring in my child, my boss brings in his daughter (and another man I work with brings in his daughter) and the three of them have fun.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the pictures. They are adorable.

EDIT: On the topic of women bringing kids to work. My grandmother used to take my dad to her shop (she ran a floral shop). It’s where my dad learned good business sense. He later started up many businesses (most of which didn’t get very far). But he hit a home run with the last one. I think it’s also where my uncles picked up a love for math and accounting respectively and my aunt learned to keep rowdy children in line!
 
TheRealJuliane said:
I’d rather that she be at home with her child, frankly, but at least the baby wasn’t in day care.
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Good Lord, please tell me she’s kidding.

Really? Way to go to promote gender inequality and promote stereotypes…
 
TheRealJuliane said:
I’d rather that she be at home with her child, frankly, but at least the baby wasn’t in day care.
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I don’t know how the EU Parliament operates, but if it’s anything like what either the US or State congressional reps or senators do, this woman is not working Monday thru Friday, 8-5, 50 weeks a year. Likely she is in session for several weeks at a time, several times during the year. I hardly would equate her choosing to do this with choosing to be away from your baby 10 hours a day, 5 days a week! I guess I was a little taken aback by the above comment…here is a wonderful display of a woman that values motherhood and her precious daughter. For all we know, she is in there helping with laws that are family-friendly for moms that either need to or wish to work. Again, if the EU is in session as the US is, I fail to see how this is really different than a mom that attends several week-long conferences during the year or brings her baby to things like La Leche League meetings, MOPS groups, bible studies, or play groups in her church or community on a regular basis.
 
kelvinf said:
I also believe she should be on the three years parental leave or whatever the duration is in her country.
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I don’t think that women who take parental leave are stuck inside their homes 24/7 for 3 years!

If the EU Parliament operates anything like what either the US or State congressional reps or senators do, she is in session for several weeks at a time, several times during the year. I hardly would equate her choosing to do this with refusing to take the parental leave.
 
LightBound said:
I don’t think that women who take parental leave are stuck inside their homes 24/7 for 3 years!

If the EU Parliament operates anything like what either the US or State congressional reps or senators do, she is in session for several weeks at a time, several times during the year. I hardly would equate her choosing to do this with refusing to take the parental leave.
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And quite frankly, so what if she did choose not to take the full parental leave? That’s up to get and her husband, not anyone else!
 
mandajane said:
If only american employers could be this supportive and understanding of motherhood.
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I think it’s a tricky issue for many employers.

Sure, there are plenty of good mothers who can handle their work and care for their baby at the same time. The problem is, what happens with the ones that don’t? I see it being an HR nightmare, trying to shut out certain moms/babies. Especially when you have a bad mom who’s great at her job.
 
mandajane said:
If only american employers could be this supportive and understanding of motherhood.
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👍 Ditto that, but please make it “worldwide employers”.
Luna_Lovecraft said:
Many American workplaces welcome employees’ pets before they welcome their children. 😦
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:dts:
mellowcalico said:
Anyway, I am lucky that my employer also will let me take my daughter to work (he sometimes has to bring his daughter in too). But it’s really not practical to do often because she gets bored after a while. But when the school is closed for 2-3 days because of snow or something, I bring in my child, my boss brings in his daughter (and another man I work with brings in his daughter) and the three of them have fun.
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👍
 
Well… Lots of people bring their kids to my work and I find it quite annoying. The kids starts crying and screaming and can disrupt an entire office because ‘it is only a baby’. I would hate to think the reason I am paying so much for a product is because mom’s and dad’s are being paid to play with their babies instead of doing work

Not to mention, seing that kid stuck sitting on her mom’s lap made me feel sorry for her. Toddlers should be in an atmosphere where they can play, not having to sit quietly for hours a day.

And lastly, I think this encourages contraception. How could that mom bring 2, 3, 4 etc kids to work? Her lap is only so big

It’s like a gym I use to go to. There was a day care right at the front door and women would bring their 5 year old son into the change room. I think that was totally inappropriate

I think the real solution is for employers to have on-site day cares.
 
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