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Hi Kathy and Ilona,
Yes, I do think there is still discrimination based on motherhood, but it's more hidden as you suggest, Ilona. Men today won't say those things straight out, but if you look at success of women with kids in getting paid fairly or getting hired, you can document the problem. I wish I felt better about the professor's letter, but it's good to see many women do see through it: his lip service is far better than his underlying thoughts, which are self-exculpatory and show a lack of insight into the problem!
cheers
Laura
Nothing will change until Professor Doebele realizes he WAS and IS the problem. See the comments section in the WaPo piece, they explain this well.
As we have said before in this forum, nowadays this patronizing stance by those in power is much less overt. In some ways, harder to combat, more sinister, concealed inside institutional policies (or lack thereof) rather than interpersonal interactions.
Hi Laura--
I think there's a lot of discrimination still against women with children. Recently I saw information about lower pay for women with children, compared to unmarried women and any man, married or unmarried. That's absurd. Women with children should not be turned away or paid less. They have immense value in today's workforce.
Kathy A