The share of working mothers between the ages of 25-44 has dropped 3% so far this year, according to a new report from the University of Kansas. Professor Misty Heggeness, who analyzed the data and is the author of the upcoming book, "Swifty-Nomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine our Economy," joins CBS.

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A recent analysis by the University of Kansas indicates a drop in the share of working mothers aged 25 to 44 with young children, decreasing by three percentage points this year. The report suggests that factors such as the return to office policies and reductions in federal employment have disproportionately affected mothers and caregivers seeking flexible work arrangements.

The study also finds that mothers without a bachelor's degree have been especially impacted, particularly those in lower-paying, on-site service jobs. Experts suggest that both employer initiatives and public policy changes—such as flexible scheduling, remote work options, and on-site childcare—could help retain mothers in the workforce and ensure broader representation in managerial roles.

Fewer mothers with young children in the workforce, report finds

A recent analysis of the country's labor market shows there are fewer mothers with young children actually working. According to the report from the University of Kansas, the share of working mothers between the ages of 25 and 44 has dropped three percentage points so far this year. Professor Misty Haganess, who analyzed the data and is the author of the upcoming book Swiftynomics, How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy, joins me for tonight's interview. Professor, thanks for being with us. Why is it happening? Hi, John. Thanks for having me. You know, there's lots of reasons why this could be happening. You know, if you think about what happened in the first half of this year, just with the return to office, the reduction in force of the federal government that had ripple effects, all of these things disproportionately affect mothers and affect caregivers who are looking for flexible jobs. And what – help people understand the effect of this trend continues, or even at its current level, how it will affect the workforce and why this matters. Yeah. It not only affects the workforce today, but it affects the workforce moving out into the future. You know, as mothers drop out of the workforce, there's going to be less women who move up into managerial positions, there's going to be less individuals who understand the dynamics of what it's like to care for your family at home while also working. And do employers – I guess we don't know this at the moment – but recognize this as a challenge that they need to address? Or is this something that usually gets addressed through public policy? Yeah, it's both. So there's public policies that can be set in place that can make the labor market easier for mothers and caregivers to participate in. And there's also a lot of policies that employers can engage in by themselves for their own employees that would help keep mothers and caregivers in the workforce. And just help some people who might not know immediately, who are not mothers, because mothers would know immediately what those policies are. What kinds of policies are you talking about? Yeah. So flexible work. You know, there's been a lot of economic research showing that flexibility in, you know, work schedule and work from home, these types of flexibilities, having childcare in the employer's building, all of these things help caregivers better balance paid work with the unpaid work that they do for their families in their homes. And there was a report last week that said in the past 20 years, the increased share of women with college educations has grown larger in the workforce. How is there a college split in terms of who is and who isn't working in terms of working mothers? Yeah. So there's been a decrease for both mothers with a bachelor's degree or higher and mothers with less than a bachelor's degree. The mothers with less than a bachelor's degree, however, have been disproportionately impacted in the first half of this year. So you know, this is just, it's an issue in general. And then it's also compounded when you happen to be working in lower paying kind of service jobs where you really do need to be on site at the time in which the employer requests. Professor Misty Hagenis, thank you so much.

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