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How to Smash the Motherhood Penalty

Working and having a family is hard. But what is really fatiguing is that it is only mothers that pay a penalty when they become parents. It is only mothers that pay an up to 60% salary penalty over the first five years of establishing their family.

Podcast · By Emma Mclean · English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    Emma Mclean: Was It Ever Really a Choice? (opens the original)

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    We need to talk about the Motherhood Penalty. A penalty that only mothers pay when they become parents. A penalty that can last a lifetime when it comes to salary, career, and retirement savings. And a penalty that I have personally experienced. This podcast series is going to talk about the Motherhood Penalty. It is going to shine a light on what it is, get curious about the system that creates it and talk to experts to get their ideas on how we can all smash it so that our children and their c

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