Many working women feel "pushed out" of their jobs when they become pregnant, while new fathers often get a boost in their careers, according to a new study out of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, assistant professor of management at the University's College of Business, studied two longstanding theories on why working mothers are more likely than fathers to leave the workforce. One theory suggests that pregnant women feel nudged out of the workplace, while the other theory indicates that mothers choose to opt out of their careers because of changing personal and career values. The findings confirmed inherent biases against expectant mothers that make them feel unwelcome at work.
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