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Experts debate whether women are rewarded for not having children
University of California demographers and psychologists discuss why many young women delay or forgo childbearing. They note no clear national baby boom yet, with births steady and marriages down. Some predict a modest rise if conditions improve while noting rewards for delaying motherhood.
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Judith Blake
University of California At Berkeley
Blake
Campbell Gibson
Census Bureau
Sara Kiesler
Washington
Keisler
Kansas
Beth Berkov
Berkeley
Calif
Science Magazine
Richard A. Easterlin
University of Pennsylvania