Just came across a new study commissed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which found that mothers of children under the age 11 suffer more employment discrimination than any other group.

"Women with young children face the greatest employment inequality: lone mothers with a child under 11 are 45% less likely to be employed than a man with a partner; mothers who have a partner are 40% less likely to be in work than men in relationships."

While many U.S. academics have sounded similar alarms here--University of California Hastings College of Law professor Joan Williams's research into the "maternal wall," in particular--none have had the imprimateur of the U.S. government. And so inaction has been the rule of the day.

Will a Pelosi-led Congress change this? Could a Hillary presidency make a difference?



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