Abstract
The purpose of this article is to diagnose the “motherhood penalty.” This concept includes the negative impact of motherhood on the situation of mothers in the labor market and the psychosocial effects of combining work and motherhood. This goal was achieved using the methodology of critical analysis of the literature and a survey study (survey questionnaire). The study included women who hold senior managerial positions in the business sector. The results allow us to draw a conclusion about the above-average mental and physical effort of women who combine the role of a mother with that of a high-level manager. They experience strong pressure of perfectionism and role conflict. Women in high-level managerial positions overwhelmingly did not accept the scenario of “deceleration” of career dynamics, choosing to take on a devastating workload or to hand over a significant part of the tasks of motherhood to others experiencing emotional costs because of this, such as emotional exhaustion and deep feelings of guilt.
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