https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/tag/motherhood/ L’altra metà del Sole Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:18 +0000 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2024/05/21/athlete-mothers/ Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:20 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ 70682 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2024/01/30/job-quality/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:00:39 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ becoming a mother affect career prospects and the general wellbeing of women? How much does it drive their choices and fuel the gender pay gap? For years now, it has been acknowledged that, generally, female workers with children follow a very different path than the men who become fathers. They experience setbacks regarding job opportunities, salary, type of contract offered, and number of hours worked. Mothers are penalised by the lack of direct and practical support in raising their sons/daughters (the village that helped parents to care for the younger ones is long gone); by the widespread culture that...]]> 68178 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2022/10/18/the-penalty-of-potentially-becoming-mother/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:00:49 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ motherhood is a penalty. From the less evident gap registered in some countries of South East Asia to the visible inequality in most places in Latin America, becoming a mother represent a disadvantage to a complete stop and all the nuances in between everywhere. And it is a setback for most of those who aspire to leadership roles. Covid-related restrictions made more evident than ever how disproportionately women shoulder caregiving needs. They are overrepresented in frontline occupations, like services and healthcare, and at higher risk of getting sick or losing their jobs, then more likely to fall...]]> 58537