U.S. Mothers Exit Workforce at Record Rate Amid Rising Challenges
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A recent study reveals the steepest decline in mothers of young children participating in the U.S. workforce in over 40 years, primarily due to high childcare costs and lack of support, leading over 400,000 women to leave their jobs in the first half of 2025, with many citing the need to care for their children as the main reason.
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- The Motherhood Penalty 2.0—Childcare And RTO Push Women Out Forbes
- Millennial parents are clinging to all the job flexibility they can get in this hardcore, RTO era Business Insider
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