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The Caregiver Career Penalty Why Women Pay the Price
In this episode of Women at Work with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the 'caregiver career penalty' — the hidden cost women pay when they take on family caregiving, from reduced earnings to stalled promotions. They anchor the discussion on a 2025 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research showing that women who take a two-year caregiving break lose an average of twenty percent of their lifetime earnings, with effects persisting for over a decade. The hosts examine real-world cases: what happens when a top performer steps back for elder care, and how workplace policies like flexible…
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