New studies and initiatives highlight the persistent issue of the 'motherhood penalty' in the labor market. The NYC Mayor announced the 'Women Forward NYC' plan, aimed at creating more opportunities for women who, like his mother, have been historically disadvantaged. Concurrently, a study of 134 countries by The Economist and researchers Kleven, Landais, and Leite Mariante indicates that women's labor-market participation dips post-childbirth nearly universally. The research emphasizes that in wealthy nations, 80% of the gender employment gap can be attributed to the motherhood penalty, rather than marriage itself, and that this impacts socioeconomic attainment. This suggests that parenthood, particularly motherhood, has a detrimental impact on women's careers globally, with richer countries showing a more pronounced effect due to child-related penalties.
Almost everywhere women’s careers suffer—more than men’s—after they become parents. We explore the cost of love and labour on mothers’ employment https://t.co/o1DDxuj4Yi 👇
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I really enjoyed this paper. It shows that the richer the country, the more of the gender wage gap can be explained by motherhood. It's also interesting to see how little of the wage gap is explained by marriage itself in developed countries. To me, this suggests two things: 1.… https://t.co/orwNwc0Ar4
The trajectory of women in work over the past 70 years has been far from linear. Across the world, participation is falling or flatlining. Explore our interactive to find out why motherhood hurts careers almost everywhere https://t.co/4I7k6d6R7D 👇
In the richest countries, gendered gaps in socioeconomic attainment are smaller, and larger percentages of them are down to child penalties. https://t.co/RSz4Ho9I5Y
In rich countries, 80% of the gender gap in employment is due to the motherhood penalty. But theories about the rich west are not valid universally. Elsewhere, women's lower employment is not due to childcare. @TheEconomist, Kleven, @landais_camille & @LeiteMariante https://t.co/u1hhXxgCuK
A new study of 134 countries finds that women’s labour-market participation falls after childbirth almost everywhere. Discover the impact parenthood has on mothers’ careers in your country: https://t.co/cRmBjPLdne 👇
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