A Working Record

Society EN ↓ 4 episodes

Why do women lose wealth after motherhood? Why is caregiving treated as a private responsibility but an economic necessity? A Working Record investigates the hidden costs of motherhood, caregiving, family life, and female labor through essays on economics, policy, identity, and power. aworkingrecord.substack.com

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The Motherhood Cost Loop: Re-entry Cost 15.06.2026 10:03

Continuity As Currency, Pt 2 The Ideal Worker Trap: Why Mothers Pay a Long-Term Wage Penalty for Career Breaks Before wages are calculated, the rules of participation are already set. Every labor market encodes assumptions about what a worker looks like. Not by law. Not by policy statements. Assumptions are made in practice, in how experience is priced, how promotions are timed, how raises are cal...

The Motherhood Cost Loop: The Career Exit Cost 15.05.2026 8:44

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The Motherhood Cost Loop: How Women Lose Wealth At Every Stage 01.05.2026 9:30

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3 Ways Motherhood Destroys Wealth 15.03.2026 11:35

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