Casual workers more likely to put off starting a family

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For any woman who dreams of starting a family, finding the right job could be just as important as finding the right man.

The longer a woman spends in temporary employment, the more likely she is to be childless aged 35, according to a study.
So a steady job could actually improve her chances of motherhood rather than encourage her  to delay it.

And the researchers said the finding held true irrespective of the woman’s social background.

Just over two-thirds of women have at least one child by their mid-30s. But the likelihood of becoming a mother by 35 was 8 per cent lower for those who had done one year of casual work, the Australian study found.
And women who had experienced five years of temporary employment were a third more likely to be childless.

Researchers said the study indicates that women want to achieve financial stability before opting to have a child, regardless of family wealth or partner’s income.

Lead researcher Professor Vivienne Moore, from the University of Adelaide, said: ‘Our findings suggest that, regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances, women generally aspire to economic security prior to starting a family.

‘This finding is important because it challenges the pervasive media representations of delayed childbirth as a phenomenon arising from highly educated women choosing to delay motherhood to focus on their careers.’