“
They assume that
women are on a mommy track, an unofficial career track that firms use for women who
want to divide their attention between work and family. This assumption would be false if
applied to all women. It also implies that corporate men are not interested in maintaining
a balance between work and family. Even competitive, upwardly mobile women are not
always taken seriously in the workplace (Carlson, Kacmar, and Whitten 2006; Heilman
2001; Schwartz and Zimmerman 1992).
”
”
Richard T. Schaefer (Racial and Ethnic Groups)