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"Today, ever fewer children are being born in Europe. This is due not only to the current work situation and the way in which society has developed, but also to the fact that many women are waiting until they have completed their education before they have children. The older a woman becomes, the lower her fertility.
The opportunity for students to have families is very important from an equality perspective. The lack of adequate support from society means that many young women abandon their studies once they have children, or else do not embark on study at all. This, of course, leads to an unequal labour market and also entails a loss for the economy as a whole because the full potential of these women is lost.
We notice this pattern in Sweden, in particular. More than 60% of those who embark on higher education in Sweden are women, but the proportion declines the higher up the hierarchy one goes. A particularly large proportion of women abandon PhD studies once they have reached the age at which they wish to have children, because it is difficult for PhD students to take parental leave.
The level of women’s education is crucial to European growth, innovation and women’s personal development. The Member States must therefore make it easier for students who have children to combine study and family life. This ought to happen through social and economic reforms, such as state financial support and well-developed and inexpensive child care."@en1
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