Happy International Women’s Day!
"We still ask women to work like they don't have kids and parent like they don't work. It's well past time to change all that." – Amy Westervelt
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Real change, not just words. Keep pushing forward.
#CloseTheGap #MotherhoodPenalty
#EqualPayNow
"We still ask women to work like they don't have kids and parent like they don't work. It's well past time to change all that." – Amy Westervelt
#AccelerateAction
Real change, not just words. Keep pushing forward.
#CloseTheGap #MotherhoodPenalty
#EqualPayNow
March 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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According to a report, 249,124 working mothers of children aged <5 have left their jobs due to difficulties balancing work and childcare. 40% had turned down a promotion for the same reason. Imagine if it were fathers. The obscenity. #FeministFriday #MotherhoodPenalty #childcare #TheFawcettSociety
December 15, 2023 at 5:42 PM
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Our research on gender differences in job mobility and pay progression among parents in the UK is featured in the Financial Times! 📢📄
Read more here: 🔗 buff.ly/iQDuOO1
#IWD2025 #GenderEquality #MotherhoodPenalty #LabourMarket
Read more here: 🔗 buff.ly/iQDuOO1
#IWD2025 #GenderEquality #MotherhoodPenalty #LabourMarket
Why having a baby remains a career obstacle for women
More mothers work but their earnings and promotions stagnate
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March 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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In @ucleconomics.bsky.social, we tackle #realliseissues. The #motherhoodpenalty is well-known, but what of the economic costs of the #menopause? @gabriconti.bsky.social is co-author of a new @theifs.bsky.social report about the problems and potential solutions.
Read now ➡️ ifs.org.uk/publications...
Read now ➡️ ifs.org.uk/publications...
The menopause "penalty" | Institute for Fiscal Studies
We show that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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From our latest issue!
👉 "Time-intensive occupations and the #motherhood gap in authority" authored by Rebecca Glauber of the University of New Hampshire.
Read at the link: doi.org/10.1080/1366...
#MotherhoodPenalty
#WorkFamilyBalance
#SociologyOfWork
#GenderInequality
#AcademicResearch
👉 "Time-intensive occupations and the #motherhood gap in authority" authored by Rebecca Glauber of the University of New Hampshire.
Read at the link: doi.org/10.1080/1366...
#MotherhoodPenalty
#WorkFamilyBalance
#SociologyOfWork
#GenderInequality
#AcademicResearch
July 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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In New York, full-time working mothers earn 79¢ to every $1 working fathers earn. We need to end this unfair #MotherhoodPenalty that takes a toll on women’s earnings and careers. #EqualPayNY #MomsEqualPayDay @powherny.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Our Head of External Affairs, Erin Mansell, was on LBC discussing #MotherhoodPenalty with natashadevon.bsky.social - and why it matters to all of us.
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Listen now 👇
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October 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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We’re excited to announce a new publication! Our review article in @FrontEducation discusses the literature on gender bias in research funding and #motherhoodpenalty in STEMM, and outlines policy recommendations to promote caregiver inclusion in STEMM. Read more👉https://tinyurl.com/2sutu576
January 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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🌸 This Mother’s Day, let’s go beyond flowers.
👩👧 Women still do twice the caregiving - and too often, pay the price at work.
It’s time to value care and stop the penalty.
#MothersDay2025 #MotherhoodPenalty #CareWork #WorkingMothers #GenderEquality #WorkLifeBalance #WELEAD #BLSStats
👩👧 Women still do twice the caregiving - and too often, pay the price at work.
It’s time to value care and stop the penalty.
#MothersDay2025 #MotherhoodPenalty #CareWork #WorkingMothers #GenderEquality #WorkLifeBalance #WELEAD #BLSStats
May 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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It turns out, that under some perhaps non-typical circumstances*, the #MotherhoodPenalty, turns into a motherhood premium. That is, mothers earn more, after admittedly a long time (~15 years or so) than non-Mothers. 4/
*You live in Denmark or Norway
(Lundborg et al., 2024)
*You live in Denmark or Norway
(Lundborg et al., 2024)
August 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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In New York, full-time working mothers earn 79¢ to every $1 fathers earn. Including full & part-time workers, NY moms earn only 65¢ to every $1 a dad earns. We need to end the unfair #MotherhoodPenalty that takes a toll on women’s earnings & careers. #EqualPayNY #MomsEqualPayDay
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I had two babies, both C-sections. Even with good insurance, it cost me $1,000 each time just to deliver. Now the gov wants to hand out $5K “baby bonuses” instead of real support like paid leave or childcare. Moms deserve more.
#BabyBonus #SupportMoms #MotherhoodPenalty #PolicyFailure
#BabyBonus #SupportMoms #MotherhoodPenalty #PolicyFailure
The Baby Bonus: Cash, But No Support
Congratulations, American women. Your government has decided to show its appreciation for your wombs and all they do. Not with paid family leave. Not with universal health care. Not with affordable child care or maternal health initiatives that might, I don’t know, actually keep you and your baby alive. No, no. For the high honor of growing, birthing, and raising an entire human being, the federal government would like to offer you five thousand dollars. A baby bonus, they’re calling it. Five grand, once, for one of the most dangerous and life-altering things a person can do with their body.
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April 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Over a third of mothers in STEMM experience maternity bias, and fathers who share caregiving face stigma too. Follow our #BreakTheBiasSTEMM campaign to raise awareness & push for change–so no one has to choose between family or career. #MotherhoodPenalty #WomenInSTEMM #AcademicParents
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Hi, I’m Georgie, mum of 2 & a #SEND parent. I co-founded The MOB to help women navigate #motherhood, business, & careers—the #motherhoodpenalty is real, and we deserve better! Wherever you are in your journey, this community is here to support you.
February 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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UK gender pay gap underestimated for two decades, report says.
#GenderPayGap #PayGap #EqualPay #UKNews #PayTransparency #MotherhoodPenalty
#GenderPayGap #PayGap #EqualPay #UKNews #PayTransparency #MotherhoodPenalty
August 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The #MotherhoodPenalty does not affect all mothers equally. Black, Latina & Indigenous mothers earn as little as 48¢, 38¢, and 32¢ respectively for every $1 white, non-Hispanic fathers earn, when including full-time and part-time workers. #EqualPayNY #MomsEqualPayDay
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Join our next event to kick off our #BreakTheBiasSTEMM campaign! Our co-founder/CEO @Isabel.L.Torres will show our data on the #motherhoodpenalty in STEMM, share real stories of maternity bias & discuss how to dismantle these barriers. Oct 22 | Online 🔗https://www.mothersinscience.com/scimomchats
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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The Hidden Cost Of Maternity Leave: How To Reclaim Your Career Momentum
Working mothers earn about 71 cents for every dollar earned by working fathers. What a penalty to pay for motherhood.
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November 20, 2024 at 2:27 AM
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This reflects the numerous conversations we have posted on the issue of the #MotherhoodPenalty. Even more concerns highlighted here 👿👿 #WomenEd
Our latest report shows how motherhood impacts not just pay but also job quality
While fathers are likelier to be in jobs with high prospects & long hours, mothers more likely to have less control over their work, poorer prospects & less job stability
📖 www.kcl.ac.uk/research/who-...
While fathers are likelier to be in jobs with high prospects & long hours, mothers more likely to have less control over their work, poorer prospects & less job stability
📖 www.kcl.ac.uk/research/who-...
October 22, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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📣 TODAY AT 2PM: Join PowHer for #MomsEqualPayDay to call attention to the persisting pay gap and #MotherhoodPenalty NY moms still face. Spread the word with #EqualPayNY and #MomsEqualPayDay during the social media hour at 2pm! See the toolkit here: bit.ly/MomsEPD25
May 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Remember the #motherhoodpenalty?
It is not a “penalty”. It is a perpetual surcharge that increases in severity the more senior women get.
It is not a “penalty”. It is a perpetual surcharge that increases in severity the more senior women get.
November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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The Motherhood Penalty: Closing the Wage Gap💰
Mothers earn just 63 cents for every $1 fathers make, with each child under five cutting earnings by 15%. 📉
To bridge the gap, companies must support fair pay, workplace policies & shared parental roles. 👩💼👨💼
#GenderPayGap #MotherhoodPenalty #PayEquity
Mothers earn just 63 cents for every $1 fathers make, with each child under five cutting earnings by 15%. 📉
To bridge the gap, companies must support fair pay, workplace policies & shared parental roles. 👩💼👨💼
#GenderPayGap #MotherhoodPenalty #PayEquity
April 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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July 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Now for a shocking stat from Emma Sheppard:
90% male headteachers are fathers
60% female headteachers are mothers
#motherhoodpenalty #missingmothers
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90% male headteachers are fathers
60% female headteachers are mothers
#motherhoodpenalty #missingmothers
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Listening now - most shocking part so far is @emmaturner75.bsky.social 's story of a former colleague talking to her in the *past tense* about her professional achievements the minute she had a child.
Parenting can/should be an 'additive' element not a 'reductive' element to being a professional.
Parenting can/should be an 'additive' element not a 'reductive' element to being a professional.
Latest episode for Mind the Gap,the brilliant Emma Sheppard from @mtpt_project
One for heads, trust leads, parents,& everyone interested in supporting colleagues. Brilliant, practical advice for anyone navigating parenting & education.
Listen here👇or watch on YouTube
open.spotify.com/show/4Qthkef...
One for heads, trust leads, parents,& everyone interested in supporting colleagues. Brilliant, practical advice for anyone navigating parenting & education.
Listen here👇or watch on YouTube
open.spotify.com/show/4Qthkef...
October 29, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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