Mothers are more likely to work worse jobs – while fathers thrive in careers
- Written by Rose Cook, Senior Research Fellow, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, King's College London
Lysenko Andrii/ShutterstockHaving a child is bad for a woman’s earnings. This is not only in the immediate period after the birth, but across her lifetime – as shown in research by recent economics Nobel prize-winner Claudia Goldin.
On the other hand, men who become fathers are perceived as self-reliant and decisive. And they are often...
