April 12, 2026 Workplaces are pushing out working mothers—and paying the cost BY Kris Ann Valdez Dr. Anne Welsh had her dream job as a clinical psychologist at Harvard University Health Services, working with undergraduate and graduate students. But in 2011, while pregnant with her second child and raising a toddler at home, she decided that … Continue reading Workplaces are pushing out working mothers—and paying the cost
March 28, 2026 Women aren’t opting out of work. Workplaces are pushing them out BY Krystal Duarte and Lisa Kaplowitz Companies often assume that when mid-career women step back from leadership tracks, their ambition has faded. Our research suggests something else is happening. The real pressure point is caregiving strain. Caregiver strain is the cognitive, emotional, and … Continue reading Women aren’t opting out of work. Workplaces are pushing them out
April 26, 2024 This specific kind of commute is stressing women out It’s one that they do disproportionately more than men. BY Sarah Bregel Women do the bulk of caregiving, whether it’s for children, disabled adults, or the elderly. And according to new research published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, they also do … Continue reading This specific kind of commute is stressing women out
By The Conversation January 12, 2024 Having 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 … Continue reading Mothers are more likely to work worse jobs—while fathers thrive in careers
By Shalene Gupta November 21, 2023 The gender pay gap is narrowing but other inequities remain, from leisure time to who gets jobs in the top paying fields. According to a new study from Pew Research, women are still underrepresented for the top paying jobs, which typically earn over $100,000 a year, compared to … Continue reading These 10 jobs pay the most. Women are underrepresented in 9 of them
