The motherhood penalty | The challenge of carrying the parental & mental load to work

This week celebrates women: International Women’s Day, Friday, 8 March and Mother’s Day, Sunday, 10 March.

Two separate days, two days apart, two different themes. One saluting women for their important role as mothers, and another celebrating their achievements as women, whatever their maternal status. What is true is that where traditional roles meet more modern ones, for working mothers, the parental, mental load does not dissipate.