mommy track

noun

: a career path that allows a mother flexible or reduced work hours but tends to slow or block advancement

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Recent Examples on the Web Second, and maybe even more insidious, is the mommy track thing. —

Emily Peck, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mommy track was in 1988

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“Mommy track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mommy%20track. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.

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