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What Opportunity Can Build: A Mother's Entrepreneurial Journey ...
In 2005, Matilde started a street food stand in New York, NY, determined to support her five children. What began as a small step forward became a multiyear journey shaped by grit, growth, and new possibilities. Below, we trace Matilde’s path over the years, showing how steady determination and access to opportunity helped her build a thriving, multigenerational family business that now includes two restaurant locations and a vision for a third. 1994Matilde struggled to support her five children through her small shoe shining business and relied on high-interest payday loans to cover basic needs. Instead of helping her get ahead, the loans locked her into a cycle of debt that made stability harder to reach. 2005When she decided to leave her shoe‑shining business, Matilde took a chance on selling homemade quesadillas from a food stand outside her shop. Before long, she was surprised to find that customers began recognizing her more for her empanadas than for shoe shining. As word spread and demand grew, Matilde recognized that food was her way forward and shifted her focus to expanding her Mexican food offerings. Over the next ten years, her food stand steadily gained popularity and became a beloved local favorite. Matilde began to envision transforming the inside of her shop into a full restaurant, but without access to affordable capital, that dream remained just out of reach.“My business prides itself on selling high-quality food at an affordable price for the people in my community,” said Matilde. “My children motivate me every day. Owning my own business has given me more free time for myself and flexibility to spend more time with my family.” 2011A friend introduced Matilde to Grameen America’s program, where she received her first loan of $1,500 to invest in cooking pans, plates, chairs, and tables. With access to affordable capital, Matilde was finally able to transform the inside of her shop into the restaurant she had long envisioned, leaving shoe shining behind and celebrating a major milestone in her journey. Free from the burden of payday loans, Matilde increased her income by 80% and found relief from the constant stress of repaying high-interest debt. With these new opportunities, Matilde’s business continued to take off.“Before Grameen America, I used to borrow money with high interest rates from payday lenders, which cost a lot of money,” said Matilde. “A $1,000 loan would take me a year to pay off because I would pay the principal and $1...
What The Latest Research Reveals About Mothers' Careers And Pay
Several new research studies shed new light on motherhood and work.gettyMother’s Day is a celebration of the positive aspects of motherhood—but for working mothers, being a mom often comes with a downside that researchers call the “motherhood penalty.” While fathers often see their salaries rise after having children, mothers’ earnings and career trajectories tend to take a hit once children arrive.Several recent studies, all published within the past year, offer new insights into the mental load mothers take on, the motherhood penalty, unexpected advantages of work-from-home options and even a potential motherhood advantage at work.How Timing Shapes The Motherhood PenaltyWhile decisions about motherhood are deeply personal and influenced by many factors beyond career or income, research continues to highlight the economic penalties of motherhood. A study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology suggests the timing may be an important factor in how motherhood impacts pay.The researchers examined national survey data following nearly 6,000 women from adolescence through midlife. Women who delayed motherhood until at least their thirties had lifetime earnings between $495,000 and $556,000 more than women who became mothers earlier. Even after controlling for age, race, marital status, education and working hours, early motherhood was associated with the lowest long-term earnings. Over decades of research, timing has emerged as a factor. Previous researchers have found that even slight delays in childbearing can have considerable economic consequences, including one estimate that delaying motherhood by a single year could increase lifetime earnings by about 9%.MORE FOR YOU“Motherhood fundamentally changes the trajectory of women’s careers, especially when it happens early,” one of the authors, Rice University psychology professor Eden King explained in a press release about the study. The early years of a career are when people build skills, gain experience and benefit from some of the fastest wage growth. Interruptions during this period can limit these opportunities. And because wages tend to compound over time, even small disruptions at the start of a career can have lasting effects. The researchers became inspired to pursue this research when lawmakers suggested that women’s access to abortion had no impact on their economic outcomes, and the study results suggest several potential policy implications. “Policies ensuring access to contraception and ...
The Talent You're Losing: Why Companies Fail Working Moms ... - LinkedIn
Losing working mothers isn't just a people issue; it's an economic one. With an estimated $70 billion annual loss tied to childcare challenges, organizations that ignore this reality are ...
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage ...
Women are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online shopping, utility bill payments, documentation and paperwork, health care and medical needs, travel (booking cabs or navigation), recreation, and even career management.
