Many parents love to brag about their children. Some even note their children's existence on their resumes. Perhaps they shouldn't.
According to research presented by two Cornell University sociologists at a recent Wharton conference, mothers suffer when competing for jobs against similarly qualified fathers and childless men and women. The conference, entitled "Careers and Career Transitions: New Evidence for a New Economy," was organized by Wharton's Center for Human Resources and sponsored by career transitions firm DBM.
Additional research presented at the conference offered interesting observations on another group in the workplace -- smokers. According to scholars from Columbia University and Barnard College, smokers are paid less on average than other workers. The researchers suggest that employers may be right to pay smokers less because people who smoke may be less willing to invest time and effort in career advancement than nonsmoking colleagues.
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