Moms Rising!
Jeremy pointed out awhile ago that very few women are the CEO's of Fortune 500 companies compared to men, and he also asked why that is. Here's a few reasons related to motherhood, which I pointed out before to some degree and also a very interesting website where this info comes from:
+A 2005 study found that mothers are 44% less likely to be hired than non-mothers for the same job, given the exact same resume and experience. (Also keep in mind throughout that 82% of all American women become mothers by the time they are forty-four years old.)
+A study found non-mothers made 90 cents to a man's dollar, moms made 73 cents to the dollar, and single moms made 56 to 66 cents to a man's dollar.
+A study of hiring practices for high wage jobs in 2005 found mothers were offered $11,000 lower starting salaries than equally qualified non-mothers.
+Men don’t take wage hits after having children, women do.
+Right now the wage gap between mothers and non-mothers is greater than between women and men -- and it's actually getting bigger.
+In order to maintain income levels, American parents have to work 500 more hours a year than in 1979 just to keep up.
+The "mommy wage gap" is directly correlated with our lack of family-friendly national policies like paid family leave and subsidized child care.
+The U.S. is one of only five countries of 168 studied that doesn't mandate some form of paid maternal leave, putting us on par with Papua New Guinea, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
+When women take time out of the workforce they face huge wage hits, or pay cuts, when they later return to the workforce (as 74% do within two years).
+Ann Crittenden writes, “….a college-educated woman with one child can easily pay a “Mommy tax’ (lost lifetime earnings) of $1 million.”
+Child care in the U.S. costs between $4,000 to $10,000 a year for each child, with the costs rising for babies and special-needs kids.
Please visit: Moms Rising and sign this petition:
Help America's Mothers and Families Now!
There is a silent crisis in America. Mothers and families are in trouble. A full quarter of families with children under six live in poverty, at least 9 million children don't have any health care, and far too many parents can't afford to stay home with sick children. Working toward common sense family-friendly policies like those covered in The Motherhood Manifesto will help all families. Tell American Leaders: It's time to support common sense family-friendly policies that protect and invest in mothers, children, and families.
Do it for yo mama!
+A 2005 study found that mothers are 44% less likely to be hired than non-mothers for the same job, given the exact same resume and experience. (Also keep in mind throughout that 82% of all American women become mothers by the time they are forty-four years old.)
+A study found non-mothers made 90 cents to a man's dollar, moms made 73 cents to the dollar, and single moms made 56 to 66 cents to a man's dollar.
+A study of hiring practices for high wage jobs in 2005 found mothers were offered $11,000 lower starting salaries than equally qualified non-mothers.
+Men don’t take wage hits after having children, women do.
+Right now the wage gap between mothers and non-mothers is greater than between women and men -- and it's actually getting bigger.
+In order to maintain income levels, American parents have to work 500 more hours a year than in 1979 just to keep up.
+The "mommy wage gap" is directly correlated with our lack of family-friendly national policies like paid family leave and subsidized child care.
+The U.S. is one of only five countries of 168 studied that doesn't mandate some form of paid maternal leave, putting us on par with Papua New Guinea, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
+When women take time out of the workforce they face huge wage hits, or pay cuts, when they later return to the workforce (as 74% do within two years).
+Ann Crittenden writes, “….a college-educated woman with one child can easily pay a “Mommy tax’ (lost lifetime earnings) of $1 million.”
+Child care in the U.S. costs between $4,000 to $10,000 a year for each child, with the costs rising for babies and special-needs kids.
Please visit: Moms Rising and sign this petition:
Help America's Mothers and Families Now!
There is a silent crisis in America. Mothers and families are in trouble. A full quarter of families with children under six live in poverty, at least 9 million children don't have any health care, and far too many parents can't afford to stay home with sick children. Working toward common sense family-friendly policies like those covered in The Motherhood Manifesto will help all families. Tell American Leaders: It's time to support common sense family-friendly policies that protect and invest in mothers, children, and families.
Do it for yo mama!