At the end of the day, big obstacles to a working woman's career advancement mean that she has two choices: either she chooses not to have children, or if she does have children she has to accept a low-paying and low-status job.
如此一來，「媽媽上班族」的職涯發展自然大受限制，因為到最後只有兩個選擇──要不就不生孩子；不然就是甘於屈就，接受無關緊要的職位安排，迴轉的餘地非常有限。