When she gave birth to her daughter in July of 2000, Tsai wanted to go home and be a full-time mother. Her boss first allowed her to take two months of maternity leave. Later she worked at home. Now she comes in for two afternoons a week, and her salary is one-third of what it was before.
二○○○年七月生下女兒時，蔡璧月就想回家當全職媽媽，主管先准許她請兩個月的育嬰假，爾後她在家工作一陣子，現在則是一週上兩個下午班，薪水是全職工作的三分之一。