93% of working mothers are criticised for taking time off in US: How corporate America is punishing motherhood
Despite post-pandemic promises of empathy and balance, workplace flexibility in the US is quietly eroding, with working mothers paying the steepest price. Drawing on LiveCareer data, the story reveals how rigid schedules, biased norms, discouraged time off, and expanding workloads are pushing mothers to overperform, step back, or exit entirely, exposing flexibility as a fragile privilege rather than a protected right.
Despite post-pandemic promises of empathy and balance, workplace flexibility in the US is quietly eroding, with working mothers paying the steepest price. Drawing on LiveCareer data, the story reveals how rigid schedules, biased norms, discouraged time off, and expanding workloads are pushing mothers to overperform, step back, or exit entirely, exposing flexibility as a fragile privilege rather than a protected right.
