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Does the motherhood penalty exist in society?

MP Stella Creasy has come under fire for taking to social media saying she had to forgo “Christmas parties and drinks” because she had to go and pick her children up from the nursery. The “motherhood penalty” she called it.   We asked Jennifer Horgan, Irish Examiner Columnist does she believe in the motherhood penalty.

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08.00 20 Dec 2023


Does the motherhood penalty exist in society?


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08.00 20 Dec 2023


MP Stella Creasy has come under fire for taking to social media saying she had to forgo “Christmas parties and drinks” because she had to go and pick her children up from the nursery. The “motherhood penalty” she called it.  

We asked Jennifer Horgan, Irish Examiner Columnist does she believe in the motherhood penalty.


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