Information about Ann Crittenden's book: "The Price of Motherhood" - now in paperback.
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
 



More about the book:

About the Book
What You Didn't Know
In Conversation with Ann

Press Release

Reader Response






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