Children, career, life: where is a woman with many children in politics?

Abstract

Relevance. Women in large families most often face various difficulties in providing for the family and employment. The problem of the economic crisis has affected various regions of Kazakhstan by the lack of effective social policy of the government, which has led to unmet needs of the family unit and deterioration of the quality of provision of both private and public life of a modern woman with many children. Purpose. The research aims to analyze measures of state support and protection of mothers with many children in various spheres of their life activities. Methodology. The following methods were used to achieve the research aims: structural-functional, interview, and comparative. Results. The research result determined that the lack of justice in the distribution of responsibilities for the home and upbringing of offspring caused serious tension in the family structure, and also limited the economic opportunities of mothers with many children and their professional realization. It becomes necessary to create spaces in which the country participates in the harmonious organization of family and personal structures based on cooperation, orientation, and equality. The contribution of women with many children in the labor market is a contribution to society, but this does not necessarily imply a functional reorganization in the family as a result of the lowering of the social value of domestic work. Conclusions. For the government to effectively develop medium- and long-term plans that integrate family members, care for, protect, and develop all members, not just offspring, it is necessary to create social, economic, and educational support, which is currently scattered or almost non-existent. The system of government support must pass through the educational model and the legal system without limiting the ability of women with many children to own and control economic, social, and political resources. Keywords: social policy; state support; poverty; employment; economics