Double Standards Working Moms Face That Dads Don’t

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When a career woman becomes a mother, people expect that to change her work ethic, her attention to detail, her reliability, and just about every aspect of her professionalism. It’s a double-edged sword really because, if a woman is a bit off her game due to motherhood then, people say she’s not good at balancing it all. Meanwhile, if she is still totally sharp at work, people accuse her of not being there for her kids—I mean, how could she be if she’s still doing well at her job? Working moms just can’t win. In fact, have you ever thought about the reality that you don’t really hear the term working dad, like…ever. Those are just called dads. Or, businessmen. People don’t feel the need to make a big deal of the fact that a father works, or that a businessman has kids. But when a career-driven woman has a child, people begin to talk…and what they say isn’t always nice. Here are double standards working moms face that working dads don’t.

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She should be at every recital/soccer game

If a working mom’s attendance at dance recitals or soccer games drops just a little, then she is called a workaholic or career-obsessed. People say she’s putting work before her children, and that she’s missing out on their childhood.