mommy tax

English

Etymology

Coined by American journalist Ann Crittenden.

Noun

mommy tax (plural mommy taxes)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) The opportunity cost of motherhood; the income that women do not earn because they have become mothers.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:mommy tax.
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