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Article: New mothers increasingly are deciding not to go back to work. (HR Update News That Works).(Census Bureau report )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- HRMagazine
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- January 1, 2002
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Fewer first-time moms are returning to work, at least for the first year after the child's birth, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released in October. The report found that, for the first time in 25 years, the percentage of new mothers in the workforce fell--from a record high 59 percent in 1998 to 55 percent in 2000.
The decline occurred mostly among married, college-educated white women 30 years old or older. Black, Hispanic and younger mothers continued to return to work at about the same rate as in previous years.
The implications for HR are real: You may be losing experienced, highly educated female workers. One of the reasons new mothers ...