MIND THE GAP.
MOMS HAVE GAPS
When a tiny human enters our world after months in utero, a parent or guardian — usually mom — will take on full-time unpaid caregiving duties for a period of time.
Welcome to the “mom gap.”
GAPS CREATE TALENT
When caregivers take time out of the paid workforce to care for tiny humans, this employment gap facilitates the conditions for nurturing new talent.
Talent that will one day enter the workforce.
GAPS BAR MOMS
Nearly 40% of employers using ATS weed out resumes with gaps of 6+ months, filtering the very talent (moms) that generates new talent, one study found.
Catch-22, anyone?
#gapscreateNextGentalent
THere’s more.
Research shows persistent subtle bias against moms in hiring practice.
➡️ Parents with caregiving gaps receive 50% less call-backs compared to other candidates with the same gap (Weisshaar, 2018).
➡️ Candidates with unexplained resume gaps receive 45% less call-backs. Giving a reason helps increase your odds … Can you guess which reason is the least effective? —> Raising a family (ResumeGo, 2019).
➡️ Nearly 40% of employers using ATS said they automatically weed applicants with resume gaps of 6+ months (Harvard Business School, 2021).
