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Beyond the glass ceiling, Canada’s working moms also face ‘maternal wall’

Employers and peers can doubt women’s ability to do their jobs when they’re also raising kids
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When Queen’s University associate professor Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, shown in a handout photo, went into labour with her second child early, she was in the middle of grading but insisted on finishing her marking despite being on the cusp of one of her family’s most important moments because of the pressure she and other women feel when juggling motherhood with their careers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Richard Darwah

When Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin went into labour with her second child early, she was in the middle of grading her students’ work.

“My closest friend was telling me to go to the hospital. My partner was like, ‘Let’s go to the hospital,’ but I’m like, ‘No, I have to finish this because once I have this baby, I don’t know how I’m going to do it,’” the Queen’s University associate professor recalled.

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