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Women earn less after they have kids, despite strong credentials

  • Written by Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Women without kids have earned more than employed mothers for decades or longer. But differences between these two kinds of workers, in terms of the education under their belts and the job experience on their resumes, are diminishing.

This manifestation of inequality is becoming a bigger...

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