Women most likely to leave labor force after first child, not later births

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 06:50 in Psychology & Sociology

While conventional wisdom suggests women reach a "tipping point" and are more likely to leave the workforce after having a second child, new findings by a Princeton University researcher show that, in fact, they are more likely to leave after their first child regardless of how many more times they give birth. However, women who ultimately have more children are always more likely to leave, even prior to having these later births.

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