I am so touched by your sensitiveness . So was the Islamic minister Ansari who wants to protect women by locking them up. People who work at night do so because they need the money to run their house and have good education for their children. Also - night shifts are when kids have gone to bed and they are getting nicely taken care off then by the grandparents or other relatives and maids. In fact night shift gives more time to women to spend time with kids and many I know prefer that. What use is "tender loving" care of the mom if the family has money only to send kids to muncipality schools. Also lets leave the choice to the family and that is what freedom is all about.