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Thanks, Flute. This is a fascinating piece you’ve forwarded and worthy of a lot of discussion.

One thing, though: it’s important to remember that every mother is a working mother. Childcare and housework are work, too, and important work, even though they’re not counted as a formal “job.” The study tells us something about how mothers doing different kinds of work structure their work lives; it doesn’t tell us anything about working vs. non-working mothers.