“Mommy penalty” and “Daddy bonus” in law firms

Posted on December 1, 2008 | 3 Comments

I haven’t heard of those terms before, but apparently they exist.

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Joe | February 18, 2009 at 11:54 am | Reply

Could it be that mothers who are lawyers work, on average, fewer hours and are therefore paid less? I don’t at all favor a pay gap, but there must be better reasons than “perception”.
Kim | March 8, 2011 at 2:51 pm | Reply

The wage gap is very well documented in the U.S. and is not tied to hours worked, but I can certainly understand how Mother’s would be pulled away from the office more. Unfortunately, it is simple sexism at it’s best.
Gary Lightman | October 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm | Reply

This has been an issue in every industry and continues to be an issue. While I think it is getting better, the sexism is not gone from the job market. We have a lot of work to close that gap, but we need to make it happen.