Time to acknowledge that the real glass ceiling for women is childcare

Because our partners or husbands invariably earn more than we do, we are more likely to give up our jobs once we have children, and so we continue to be under-represented in positions of authority, suggests Joyce Fegan.

Time to acknowledge that the real glass ceiling for women is childcare

Because our partners or husbands invariably earn more than we do, we are more likely to give up our jobs once we have children, and so we continue to be under-represented in positions of authority, suggests Joyce Fegan.

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