I once wrote in my blog about an article I’d read about women not negotiating their pay very well; some women were pissed off at my commentary, some indicated that they think they might’ve left money on the table.

Generally speaking though, all of the above you wrote is so true. However, women of poverty/low income levels should get funded for education and training so they can earn higher dollars, it’s a self perpetuating cycle right now. This very issue was my latest adjunct opinion to the upping the ante on the domestic violence shelter I work with, we need to now get the women vocational/college educations so they can make real money, not just subsist without Mr. Rock-em’-sock-em’ out of their lives. Yes, they celebrate that living without violence is better, but only for a minute but then reality is they work and try to feed/clothe and educate 2-3 kids on minimum wage jobs, it cannot be done.
Even with legislation, there is a hidden motivation, in Sg it was open, employers don’t want, really and truly, to accommodate mothers, they don’t want to spend money on training and education, etc…only to promote them and have them leave either temporarily or permanently.
Most leave permanently bc there is no release from the constant pressure to do more, spend more hours, etc…men are treated differently in this regard historically and kids do rely on moms more, it is what it is. I don’t know the answer to that conundrum unless men would like to step up and comment/get active. Dudes, any suggestions?

Can’t wait to see the pj’s, catch you tomorrow, ZL