Motherhood penalty
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The motherhood penalty is a term coined by sociologists who argue that in the workplace, working mothers encounter systematic disadvantages in pay, perceived competence, and benefits relative to childless women. Specifically, women may suffer a per-child wage penalty, resulting in a pay gap between non-mothers and mothers that is larger than the gap between men and women. Mothers may also suffer worse job-site evaluations indicating that they are less committed to their jobs, less dependable, and less authoritative than non-mothers. Thus, mothers may experience disadvantages in terms of hiring, pay, and daily job experience.
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See also
- Double burden
- Employment discrimination
- Family wage
- Glass ceiling
- Maternal wall
- Occupational segregation
- Occupational sexism
- Time bind
- Women in the workforce
- Working parent
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