The Pay Gap Persists. Here Are Five Things Working Mothers Can Do To Close It.

by Romy Newman

''Last week, The Wall Street Journal ran a pretty bleak article about the persistence of the gender wage gap — and how it is especially pronounced among highly educated women. As the article says, “many white-collar jobs give substantially larger financial rewards to those logging the longest hours and who job-hop often, phenomena that limit white-collar women who pull back for child-rearing.”

As co-founder of Fairygodboss, I spend a lot of time thinking about how employers can make better workplaces for women, but I also realize that it’s only half of the story. Individuals can also maximize our chances for success and help improve gender equality at work by changing our own behavior. Therefore, I was intrigued by this assertion about “job-hopping” and how women seem to demonstrate less willingness to seek out new jobs when they have children at home, thus contributing to the pay gap...''