They may be number one in their kids91裸聊视频� hearts, but a recent study suggests when men become fathers, they can earn a raise without having to be the top performer in the office.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed data from Statistic Canada91裸聊视频檚 latest workplace and employee survey and found that white men often receive a wage boost when they become fathers.

91裸聊视频淎lthough women typically experience a dip in earnings after becoming mothers, our study confirms the prevalence of the so-called 91裸聊视频榙addy bonus91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� the wage boost that men enjoy when they become fathers,91裸聊视频� lead researcher Sylvia Fuller said.

Employers are more likely to see fathers deserving of promotions and higher wages because of an unfair assumption that men are the breadwinners in their families, the study said, and therefore more likely to be hardworking and dependable.

91裸聊视频淥f course, that assumption isn91裸聊视频檛 always true,91裸聊视频� Fuller said.

Researchers focused on wage differences within workplaces as well, but had to limit their study to specifically white men because of wage gaps that exist among racial groups.

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The numbers suggest new fathers in professional or managerial roles enjoy the largest net wage boost within their workplace 91裸聊视频� about seven per cent 91裸聊视频� compared to a 3.6-per-cent wage boost offered to men in other occupations.

There was also a noticeable difference between 91裸聊视频渉ighly educated men91裸聊视频� and those with less than a high school diploma. Men with university degrees often received a 5.3-per-cent net wage premium, compared to a 1.8-per-cent boost for other fathers.

In cases where jobs involved a collective bargaining agreement, or in companies with a human resources department, the fatherhood wage premium was significantly lower.

And in cases where work performance was more closely scrutinized for merit pay, researchers found that the fatherhood wage boost was reduced or even reversed.

91裸聊视频淭he overall story seems to be that, when there91裸聊视频檚 more scrutiny and oversight of actual performance, the fatherhood advantage diminishes,91裸聊视频� Fuller said. 91裸聊视频淭his suggests that it91裸聊视频檚 not so much that dads are necessarily working harder, but that employers think they are.91裸聊视频�

Fuller said the findings should be cause for concern, especially for employers.

91裸聊视频淚t is discrimination on the basis of family status,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淣ot everybody can or wants to have kids, but that shouldn91裸聊视频檛 affect wages. It is fundamentally unfair.91裸聊视频�

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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