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How working mothers handle judgment from other women

I love my job but my childless female boss seems harder on me since I became a mother and comments about my commitment whenever I leave for school pickup.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Internalized expectations about motherhood can cause women to police other women's choices rather than challenge systemic constraints.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender and parenting — who does what and why?”

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