Opting-Out Trend Doesn't Square With Census Data. There have been a number of high-profile articles about well- educated women "opting out" of the work force after having children. But a new study published in the June issue of the "American Sociological Review" says that this so-called opting-out revolution has been overblown.
Among the findings: Fewer than 8% of professional, college-educated women born since 1956 leave the work force for a year or more during their prime childbearing years, writes sociologist Christine Percheski, a doctoral student at Princeton, in an examination of census data. What's more, full-time employment levels of women with young children have risen dramatically in recent decades. And more women with young children are working longer hours.
Source: Wall Street Journal July 1 2008
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