A report from ABC News examines the salary gap between working women with children and those without kids, finding that women with children earn just 75% of men’s wages (compared to 90% for women without kids) — on average, $11,000 less per year.
The report includes an interview with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of MomsRising.org (and EOI Board member), asking her about pay discrimination against mothers — and how the playing field can be leveled to give all workers a fair shake.
“We have a 1950s work-policy structure, but we have a modern labor force… Now more than 50% of the labor force are women for the first time in history, but that doesn’t mean we’ve reached full equality,” said Kristin. “Passing family-friendly programs like family leave, like affordable childcare, like access to paid sick days, like access to flexible work options. Those things actually help lower the wage gap between women and men and they raise all boats — because it’s not just moms who need those policies.”
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