Audio Books →A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug The Working Woman's Guide to Overthrowing the Patriarchy

Yet despite this concrete proof that working mothers are a lucrative asset, they still face the "Maternal Wall" - widespread unconscious bias about their abilities, contributions, and commitment. Nearly 80 percent of women are less likely to be hired if they have children - and are half as likely to be promoted. Mothers earn an average $11,000 less in salary and are held to higher punctuality and performance standards. Forty percent of Silicon Valley women said they felt the need to speak less about their family to be taken more seriously. Many have been told that having a second child would cost them a promotion.
Fortunately, this prejudice is slowly giving way to new attitudes, thanks to more women starting their own businesses, and companies like Netflix, Facebook, Apple, and Google implementing more parent-friendly policies. But the most important barrier to change isn't about men. Women must rethink the way they see themselves after giving birth. As entrepreneur Sarah Lacy makes clear in this cogent, persuasive analysis and clarion cry, the strongest, most lucrative, and most ambitious time of a woman's career may easily be after she sees a plus sign on a pregnancy test.