Working mothers have long been known to be at a disadvantage, but single women see career damage as well
Social scientists — and women themselves — have long known that working mothers face myriad disadvantages in their careers even in non-pandemic times. Now, they’re finding out that their single, analytically-minded counterparts are more likely to be considered unfit for leadership positions at their jobs than male or female married co-workers or single men.
In one, they asked 300 respondents about a fictional woman, named Ann, and a fictional man, named Tim. Those who were told that Ann enjoyed travelling with her friends were less likely to recommend her for a significant promotion into a leadership position at work than those who were told that Ann enjoyed travelling with her husband and children.
“To see it just come out that both men and women were doing this — it wasn’t just men that were analysing women and penalising them, everyone was doing it — that was surprising and not surprising at the same time,” said Jennifer Merluzzi, an associate professor of strategic management and public policy at George Washington University and one of the authors of the research. She said reviewers were upset to see the results of her research.
A lack of external childcare supports and outsize expectations to provide that care to children also contributed to keeping women out of the workforce. Women were more likely to report leaving the workforce between March 2020 and September 2021 than their male counterparts, as well as leaving school or needing to care for others.
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