It has long been recognized that women pay an economic penalty for motherhood in a way fathers do NOT. But according to the link below, which women bear the brunt of this penalty most?
Read at least the first few paragraphs in this link:
More Bad News on the Motherhood Penalty
Women who are in the workforce, have children and have lower earnings are more likely to cycle in and out of jobs because some employers would think that they are unstable to work. Women with children or those that are pregnant would need time off to attend to their child need, especially if their child became ill at some point. Employers want all their employees at work when they are scheduled and children getting in the way of that could lead some jobs not to hire women or pay them less. Pregnant women also need time off after they have their baby and on top of that they will be forced to be with their child any time their child may need them. I don't think it's fair that many employers hire less women with children or who are pregnant because those women need money to take care of their family just as much as anyone else. It's not their fault that their child may need them at some point in time while they are scheduled to work. I think the hiring process should go beyond if a women have children or not and they should get paid the same if they have the same level of education and is doing the same type of work as the next woman.
ReplyDeleteShaletta M. Hanson
I agree with this article. Employers automatically have a stereotype on women with children/pregnant women. Most women with children have taken less time off than people with no children. Also people with children, understand how hard they have to work, how is it fair that the employer already gives them a disadvantage (based on a lower wage)? The parent is trying to provide not only for themselves, but also their children. Furthermore, why would a parent want to stay at a job that doesn't accommodate their needs as a parent? If the company provided opportunity to parents, such as benefits, higher wages, advancement opportunities, then most people would stay and not have to move from one job to another. Plus most parents have to have another job to compensate for the lower wage, causing more stress which can in turn add to health issues, (vulnerability to common cold, flu and so forth.) Employers need to look more into themselves, picture themselves as a parent, and question if they would want to work at their place of employment.
ReplyDeleteMorgan Wise
After reading this article you realize how only certain women can get certain jobs because they have children or become pregnant. This is unfair in many different ways as I'm sure everyone can see. The main conflict I see is that women/females are the only sex that can reproduce or atleast were the one having the children. So I don't get it..? Basically these top careers or super jobs don't want us having children if we want to work for them because it's a disadvantage to them and their company. Maybe we should all just stop having children so we can get better jobs..oh but wait then society will just find another way to through us under the bus for doing that.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for he comments. Alicia--that would be a backlash.
ReplyDeleteAlso, studies show that mothers are very efficient at their jobs and get more work done in less time.