Kim Il Sung: To become a communist mother and to become a socialist builder are inseparable. Idlers cannot become communist mothers. To become a communist mother, a woman should, first of all, participate with enthusiasm in socialist construction. Only by taking an active part in socialist construction can she keep abreast of ever-developing realities and quickly acquire communist ideology. In our country today there are more than a thousand women university graduates who do not work but just idle away their time at home. University graduates are virtually under a legal obligation to work for more than five years. The state did not give them a university education for the purpose of having them look after children and cook meals at home. Since women university graduates do not take jobs, cadre-training institutions have even hesitated to admit women students. It goes without saying that women should be given an education. Among women there should be many with master of science degrees and with doctorates. But no woman has yet received a doctorate. This is a matter of regret. Greater numbers of fine women cadres should be trained in all the political, economic and cultural fields. Many of our women think that giving birth to children and keeping house is more useful than going out into the world and doing important jobs. They always tease those who get married late and gossip about those whose marriage is delayed because of studies. The Women’s Union should carry out a powerful ideological struggle against these negative attitudes. We do not mean that we are opposed to women getting married and having children. This is a natural and good thing. What is bad is the false notion women have that learning and everything else they do are for the purpose of getting married and giving birth to children. Women can and should become masters of science or receive doctorates by continuing their studies, even after they are married and have children. wordsmith.social/protestation/…