motherhood penalty

Career & Money

Women who ‘might’ have kids are less likely to get hired, says new study

The motherhood penalty starts before a woman even has kids—and this is completely unacceptable.

Celebrity News

Busy Philipps confesses she’s ‘an all-over-the-place, doesn’t-have-a-plan mom’

Like the rest of us, she's just trying to do the best she can.

Celebrity News

Serena Williams is being penalized for taking maternity leave—just like so many other moms returning to work

This is a problem we all need to discuss—now.

Life

New calculator shows the cost moms pay for stepping back from the workforce

But the non-monetary reasons may still be worth it for some families.