So when children come along it's still Mum who has to make the change. It goes more slowly but it doesn't mean you can only have low paid, unstable jobs. People think it looks like you're less ambitious when you work less but in Holland you see many women working part-time, at a high level. The main problem, however, is beyond most people's control. It's just a matter of bad timing.
Children come along at precisely the same time as young people are beginning their career.
And starting your career after the children have grown up is not so easy. There should be many more employers who realise that their workers have a family life as well. But the government needs to do more too, because the day care facilities are not as good as they should be and many children have to miss out.