One of our best midwives didn't show up for work yesterday, and today called to say that she wouldn't be working any more. We had her come in to the office to hand in an official resignation letter, and it came out that she didn't want to quit, but is being forced by her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law had been taking care of her son, but announced she no longer would. And forbade her daughter-in-law from taking the baby to her mother's house, or from hiring anyone to come watch him at home. She's hoping that when her husband comes home in two weeks he can convince his mother to let her work again.
But "this is our culture," they say.
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another cultural challenge - hope this one ends well!
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