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Information
about Ann Crittenden's book: "The Price
of Motherhood" - now in paperback.
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The "mommy tax" is the
highest tax on families. A couple
with a total income of $81,500,
and two equally capable partners,
could lose as much as $1,350,000
in lifetime income if they have
a child.
The wage gap between mothers and childless
women under age 35 is now greater
than that between young men and women.
Currently, 30-year-old American women
without children earn 90% of men’s
wages, while mothers of the same age
and education are making only 70%.
Nannies qualify for Social Security
benefits, but mothers at home do not.
Unpaid caregivers are not covered
by the same social safety net that
covers other workers.
Most mothers are "dependents"
in marriage, not economic equals. They
have no unequivocal right to half the
family assets, and are not considered
joint recipients of the family’s
income during or after marriage.
Child support formulas do not even
consider the biggest cost of having
a child: the mommy tax. As a result,
one-third to one-half of all divorced
mothers have to go on welfare.
Mothers’ lack of financial equality
in marriage deprives children; fathers
are statistically less likely to spend
their money on childrens’ health
and education.
Immigration policy deliberately keeps
skilled caregivers out of the country
by classifying even trained nannies
as "unskilled."
Only 8 states have laws prohibiting
discrimination against parents in
the workplace.
The U. S. is one of only 5 countries
in the world that do not require paid
maternity leave. The others are Australia,
Lesotho, Swaziland, and
Papua New Guinea.
More about the
book:
About
the Book
What You Didn't
Know
In Conversation with Ann
Press Release
Reader
Response
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More about the book:
About the Book
What You Didn't Know
In Conversation with Ann
Press Release
Reader Response
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