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The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career

“These women aren’t lacking in ambition and they want to make a difference in their jobs. It’s a question of ‘how much more responsibility can I take on.’”

Katherine Kay • Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better

We need to remember that the market is not the economy, and the economy is not the market. And the economy makes me very worried about food banks. Children are hungry, people are hungry. And when kids can’t eat they can’t pay attention in school, and if they can’t pay attention in school they can’t be good students; they can’t move forward in the w... See more

Matt Heimer • FORTUNE: The Best Financial Strategies for Surviving a Recession in 2023 from 3 Top Advisers — Modernist University

Alison Wolf argues (most notably in her 2013 book The XX Factor), ‘there are large numbers of women who are doing very, very poorly paid jobs, which make the lives of better paid women possible’.[5] Though Lean In encouraged women to smash the glass ceiling, it made little provision for the women on the ground floor who would have to walk over the

Otegha Uwagba • We Need to Talk About Money: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

“Going into the project, we knew that gender inequalities in the UK labour market widen drastically when the first child arrives in a home. While other issues clearly affect workplace gender disparities, motherhood is statistically important and marks the moment at which a significant gap emerges. This gap then persists for women throughout their c... See more

Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg • Shared Parental Leave is Failing to Deliver for Dads | Blog | Mix Diversity

‘Well, I’m afraid that if you’re going to make those choices then unfortunately you are going to live with the consequences. How can women make it to the top when they work less than men? This isn’t about the patriarchy, or whatever it…

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Joeli Brearley • The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career

women are underearners because we routinely accept less money for our work, give away our skills for free, or don’t believe we are worth more. We put other people’s needs before our own. And we fear the discomfort of disappointing people, saying no, and putting up boundaries.

Rachel Rodgers • We Should All Be Millionaires

Fink makes the case that instead of returning cash to shareholders, companies should be spending far more of their hoarded profits on improving the skills of their workers. “In order to fully reap the benefits of a changing economy—and sustain growth over the long-term—businesses will need to increase the earnings potential of the workers who drive