Higher education intensifies negative impact of children on women's careers.
The study looked at how a woman's education affects how having children impacts her job. Women with higher education tend to work more before having kids, but having children has a bigger negative impact on their work. Women with higher education are more affected by children when it comes to working full-time. Higher wages can lessen the impact of children on a woman's work. Overall, women with higher education face bigger challenges balancing work and children, suggesting they have higher value for their time in both work and raising children.