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fromThe Atlantic
22 hours ago

The Commute Penalty

For all of the professional gains women have made over the past several decades, one stubborn measure of inequality-the gender wage gap-has been especially difficult to stamp out. And it's a disparity that can be traced in large part to parenthood. In nearly every country on Earth, the arrival of children tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads.
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fromStartribune
3 months ago

Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and childcare costs are driving them back out

High child care costs and low workplace flexibility are forcing many mothers with young children to leave the workforce despite prior pandemic-era employment gains.
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