‘I know that’s a stereotype, a cliche. But it’s a cliche for a reason. I’m right’

Penelope Trunk:

The issue is that if you take a man and woman who have equal qualifications at work and you add kids to the mix, the woman’s salary goes down as the man’s goes up. We know that this is by choice. Each gender typically makes choices that move their salary one way or the other.

Here’s how to understand those choices…