Motherhood and Work: A Never-ending Tug of War

May celebrates both motherhood and labour, supposedly making working mothers feel twice as appreciated. But do they? The Malaysian Well-being Index (MyWI) reveals a different picture. For two decades (the period of 2000 to 2020), the family well-being indicator was the only indicator with a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) reflecting worsening work-life balance, family cohesion, and financial strain.