MECHANISMS FOR REALIZING THE RIGHT TO WORK AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN DURING MATERNITY LEAVE

The article substantiates the need to analyze the mechanisms for realizing the right to work of women during maternity leave from the standpoint of gender theory and notes the internal and external reasons that encourage mothers to become professionally active. It describes existing and potential support mechanisms: legal regulation of employment and employment protection; availability of preschool institutions for children under 3 years old; vocational training, retraining and advanced training; organization of an environment loyal to young mothers in the workplace; flexible tax laws for women entrepreneurs; stimulation of the leadership and entrepreneurial activity; promoting the principles of equal participation of both parents in the upbringing and care of children. The author draws a conclusion on the relevance and effectiveness of existing mechanisms, the most important of which is their fragmentation and lack of a conceptual understanding of the situation, what makes the specific issues of mothers unnoticed by the state and the public