mommy track

American  

noun

1. a career path for women who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.

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mommy track British  

/ ˈmɒmɪ /

noun

1. a path in life in which a woman devotes most of her time to her children and home rather than to her career

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Etymology

Origin of mommy track

First recorded in 1989

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Example Sentences

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mommy track

The mommy track: “Veep’s” Andrea Savage plays a wife, mother and comedy writer in the new off-color sitcom “I’m Sorry.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2017

The mommy track IN “BORGEN”, a Danish television drama, the country’s first female prime minister returns home late each night to domestic bliss.

From Economist ● Aug. 23, 2012

Feeling at loose ends as her 40th birthday approaches, Claire has come to rethink her decision to steer clear of the mommy track.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2011

Is the overworked lawyer on the partner track any more ambitious than the overworked parent on the mommy track?

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1970 I was on what later would be called the mommy track.

From Time Magazine Archive

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