PSYC 3603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Motherhood Penalty

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3603
• Professor: Suzanne Cooper

Document Summary

Lips (2003: migration of women into an occupation is associated with a lowering of it"s status and salary, language of choice ignores the subtle constraints on behaviour. Childcare/unpaid work: for women, having children has a negative effect on wages, even when labour market experience, women leave work or work part-time to assume domestic responsibilities, choosing parenthood means lower wages only for women. Women and caregiving: women are more likely than men to be providing care, whether for a child or loved one. The motherhood penalty: correll and bernard. 192 participants rated a pair of equally qualified, same gender, same race fictitious job applicants, who differed on parental status. Participants inspected an applicant file for each of the two applicants. Results: a significant prejudice against mothers versus non- mothers: mothers. Were held to harsher performance and punctuality standards. Less likely to be recommended for hiring. Fathers rated significantly more committed to job than non- fathers.