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A mommy track is a path in a woman's life that puts priority to being a mother.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mommy track ) In turn citing: Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, HarperCollins Publishers 2003〕 It can also specifically refer to work arrangements for women in the workforce that facilitate motherhood, such as flexible hours, but at the same time usually provides fewer opportunities for career advancement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mommy track ) In turn citing: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.〕 References to the mommy track often go along with being a housewife, "opting out" of the workforce, temporarily or even permanently. Women following the mommy track may be contrasted to career women who prioritize their careers more than having children. ==Origins of mommy track== Felice Schwartz’s 1989 article in the ''Harvard Business Journal'' is called the first discussion of the mommy track phenomenon. Schwartz claims in the article that while “the cost of employing women in management is greater than the cost of employing men,”〔Schwartz, p. 65〕 this greater cost is due primarily to gendered expectations of the workplace and women’s duties in raising children.〔Schwartz, p. 67〕 Schwartz wrote: Schwartz's assertions generated widespread publicity and a new conversation about women in the workplace. ''The New York Times'' was the publication to actually coin the term ''Mommy track'' in a March 8, 1989 article, "Mommy Career Track Sets Off Furor" which discussed Schwartz's article and the response to it in the public sphere. The article described the mommy track as a phenomenon "in which women with family responsibilities are shunted into dead-end, lower-paying jobs."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mommy track」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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