• liuther9@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Net negative… You either don’t have a kid or had it unplanned. It is hard but no way it is net negative if you knew beforehand and made a responsible decision

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      7 hours ago

      If you’re a man.

      Having children is almost always a net negative for women. There’s even a term for it: “The Motherhood Penalty”

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          6 hours ago

          Of course it depends - I’m sure there are women out there with very supportive employers who didn’t see any decrease in their wages related to them being mothers.

          But the majority of women, even when a child is planned, experience a net negative on their total earnings and career advancements.

          Men simply don’t see that kind of treatment from becoming fathers.