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motherhood

noun as in maternity

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She added "the vast majority" of the gender pay gap is linked to the motherhood penalty, which can be attributed to a number of factors, including:

From BBC

But it’s easy to see how the idea fits neatly into the right’s sexist vision of motherhood as a state of endless self-sacrifice.

From Salon

Motifs of motherhood shift in and out of view; are the tragedies actual or fever-fantasy?

How did your concept of motherhood change after caring for your mother?

After 27 years of balancing work and motherhood, I feel like a professional juggler who is left with a single ball.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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