The maternal wall hinders all women's careers, whether they plan to have children or not. Women without children face biases such as 'maybe baby,' 'do more,' 'pay less,' and 'never quite right'.
Women's experiences in the workplace are affected by a 'fatherhood wage premium' for men and a 'motherhood penalty' for women. Even women without children face workplace biases akin to those with children.
An example from 'Glass Walls' illustrates how a woman's employer negatively impacted her career due to the assumption about her future motherhood, despite not having children at the time.
The maternal wall doesn't discriminate based on parenthood intentions; all women face obstacles such as biases, wage disparities, and career hindrances in the workplace.
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