At Work, Dads Get a Bonus, but Moms Get a Penalty. What Gives?

It's called the “motherhood penalty,” and it’s a persistent problem for all women, not just mothers, working in America.

Sunday is ‪‎Mother’s Day‬. But moms aren’t getting everything they deserve. Mothers typically are paid only 73 cents for every dollar fathers are paid.

Wait, it gets worse. After becoming fathers, men see a 6 percent *increase* in earnings — even after controlling for factors such as hours worked and marital status — while new mothers see a 4 percent *decrease* per child.

Sound fair? We didn’t think so.