The wage gap between mothers and non-mothers is greater than between women and men—and it’s actually getting bigger. Non-mothers earn 10 percent less than their male counterparts; mothers earn 27 percent less; and single mothers earn between 34 percent and 44 percent less. The wage gap is a direct reflection of bias against working mothers. This bias, in part, is because we don’t have family friendly policies to support the needs of working mothers and families like flexible work options, paid family leave, and accessible childcare. More »
My friend and her husband are getting divorced: three small children and irreconcilable differences. He is a partner at a law firm and earns $800,000 per year. She is a stay-at-home mother. After the divorce, who will pay more for health insurance?
As regressive as it may seem, my unemployed single mother friend will pay more [...]
Cross posted on PhD in Parenting.
On May 17, I participated in the Fem 2.0 chat on twitter. The topic of discussion was mommies and feminism. We talked about a lot of things, but one thing I said towards the end of the chat seemed to resonate with a lot of people. I also think [...]
Written by Valerie Young, Your (Wo)man in Washington Blogger
The United States has held on to 27th place in an index of 158 countries documenting conditions for mothers throughout the world. Mothers’ education, access to health care, and economic status in each country were evaluated because they are the three factors most closely linked to the [...]
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