Employer discrimination can lead to a wage penalty between mothers and non-mothers in the workplace. Discrimination can also lead to job changes when mothers return from maternity leave. This study examines if mothers' jobs change within one year of returning from maternity leave. Preliminary findings from a pilot study indicated that few jobs changed and that jobs that have contracts, such as teachers or nurses, can offer the most job security for mothers. In this study, fifty women were surveyed and about 30% of mothers' jobs changed. The findings of this study coincide with the pilot study by suggesting that coming back to work from maternity leave may not result to changes in a mother's job.
