Why making breastfeeding hard hurts gender equity, workplaces and the economy People Karleen Gribble, Julie P Smith and Catherine Pereira-Kotze 16 November 2023 Breastfeeding is different from other care work: it can’t be redistributed, and shouldn’t be reduced, and it needs to be counted as such.
Employment, work hours and wage rate driving a “motherhood penalty” for women, says Treasury Economy Tom Ravlic 11 October 2022 A federal Treasury paper published last week said women get a “motherhood penalty” — their earnings are reduced by more than half for the first five years of being a parent.
