Article: Wave of the Present: Kiddie Commuters; Number of Working Mothers Up Dramatically in Washington Area

Isabelle Leichtman straps on her backpack every morning and dives into rush hour, catching the Metro at Grosvenor and ending up downtown 30 rumbling minutes later at a place called Huckleberry Cheesecake.

That's her day-care center. Isabelle is 2.

Been wondering what's happening lately in the American woman's tug of war, the old struggle of career vs. motherhood vs. day care?

Isabelle Leichtman is what's been happening, according to new census figures. In greater Washington in the last 10 years, the percentage of women in the work force has jumped sharply, and the number of working mothers of children under 6 has risen even more dramatically.

In Fairfax County, for example, the ...

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