Mommy track

Mommy track is a career path determined by work arrangements offering mothers certain benefits, such as flexible hours but usually providing them with fewer opportunities for advancement.

This is a source of considerable political and social discussion. The two main points of view can be described as thus:

1) Women are discriminated against for choosing to have children and society should force private enterprises to make allowances for childbearing. These typically include job protection, wage protection, child care, time off for birthing and pregnancy, and increased medical coverage. Many also believe that the burden of childcare should be shared between mother and father and appropriate allowances should be shared between the two partners. Many people with this opinion believe that the term "Mommy track" is inappropriate and only serves to propagate stereotypes and discrimination.

2) Having children is a lifestyle choice as birth control and family planning are fully controllable by individuals. Nor should businesses be forced to pay wages and salaries to those that haven't earned them by putting forth the time and effort that others have done. Also, such desired benefits are an undue burden on companies with insufficient revenue to fully implement them, nor is it prudent for gender politics to be legislated to benefit the whims of a small, but vocal, lobbying group.

In sociological terms the "mommy track" is the action of employers discouraging women from goals in the work force due to the responsibilities of being a mother (Curiel 2008, Chuck N. Brandon P.)

External links

• Fast Track and the Mommy Track
• Revisiting the Mommy Track
• The Postfeminist Mommy Track
• Fast Company
• The Family Leave Act

This sociology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Economics and finance stubs Sociology stubs Gender Labor economics Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? John Eden Paul Forman Look at other dictionaries: mommy track — mommy .track n AmE informal a situation in which women with children have less opportunity to make large amounts of money or become very successful at their jobs, for example because they are not able to work as many hours as other people …   Dictionary of contemporary English mommy track —  Damaging, dead end career status often afforded people with family responsibilities.  ► “But in practice, many women (and men too, though in smaller number) who need to use them [flexible schedules] resist for fear of being relegated to the… …   American business jargon mommy track — noun N. Amer. informal an interrupted or delayed career path followed by women as a result of bringing up a family. Derivatives mommy tracker noun mommy tracking noun …   English new terms dictionary mommy track — noun A career path involving working arrangements provided for mothers and prospective mothers, generally more flexible and allowing shorter hours. Compare fast track …   Wiktionary mommy track — mom′my track n. bus sex a path of career advancement for women who are willing to forgo some promotions and pay increases so that they can spend more time with their children • Etymology: 1985–90 …   From formal English to slang mommy track — noun Date: 1989 a career path that allows a mother flexible or reduced work hours but tends to slow or block advancement …   New Collegiate Dictionary mommy track — a path of career advancement for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children. [1989] * * * …   Universalium mommy track — noun : a career path that allows a mother flexible or reduced work hours but tends to slow or block advancement …   Useful english dictionary Mommy (disambiguation) — Mommy may refer to: Contents 1 Mothering 2 Television 3 Film 4 …   Wikipedia mommy — (n.) 1844, U.S. variant of MAMMA (Cf. mamma). Variant spelling mommie attested by 1882. Mommy track first attested 1987. Related: Mommies; also Cf. MOMMA (Cf. momma) …   Etymology dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”