mommy tax

noun

Etymology

Coined by American journalist Ann Crittenden.

Definitions

  1. The opportunity cost of motherhood

    The opportunity cost of motherhood; the income that women do not earn because they have become mothers.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:mommy tax.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mommy tax. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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