Among 1,814 employed women, weekly child care expenditures predicted employment turnover; the effect was stronger for mothers of preschoolers and did not vary by income. Educational attainment was unrelated to use of paid child care, or to quitting among mothers using such services. Contains 29 references. (Author/SV)

Analysis of longitudinal data on the employment histories of 1,386 women from age 16 to 28 found that mature women's labor force attachment was influenced by the timing, amount, and volatility of their early work experience, as well as by educational attainment, race, and giving birth. (Contains 58 references.) (SV)

Among 324 employed women in Indiana, followed from pregnancy through 12 months postpartum, job attrition after childbirth was significantly decreased by employer policies, particularly length of maternity leave and ability to avoid mandatory overtime upon return, and was also decreased by supervisor and coworker social support, greater educational…