# Why so many mothers with young children are leaving the workforce

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/why-so-many-mothers-with-young-children-are-leaving-the-workforce/
- Published: 2025-10-02T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto via Pexels. Article by Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes and Daria Nastasia. PBS News – September 30, 2025. A growing share of mothers with young children in America are leaving the workforce, erasing gains made after the COVID-19 pandemic when working remotely became more common. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the impact. […] Click here to view original web page at www.pbs.org Related articles: Why So Many Women Are Quitting the Workforce – Time Are You Mom Enough to Stay Home? – Glamour From the manosphere to tradwives – why are young women embracing traditional gender roles? – The Conversation What High-Value Women and Tradwives Neglected to Tell You – Psychology Today Project 2025 and Pronatalism: How Trump’s Allies Are Pushing a Far-Right Family Agenda – National Women’s Law Center Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio