motherhood penalty

research question

is there a motherhood penalty? and why do women experience this?

hypothesis

there is a motherhood penalty and employers subtlety discriminate against mothers, fathers do not experience this same treatment

theory

performance expectations(status beliefs can create biases in workplace)

research design

experiments

-procedures(fake interviewee profile)(later completed a survey, evaluating the applicant)

results

mothers were penalized, deemed less competent, offered a lower salary

fathers, on the other hand, gained advantages

african americans were just offered lower salaries, but was not deemed less committed

-audit study(applications sent to companies, mothers were called back less than nonmothers)