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Employment gaps cause career trouble, especially for former stay-at-home parents

  • Written by Kate Weisshaar, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
It is harder for stay-at-home moms to return to work than for stay-at-home dads.Liderina/Shutterstock.com

Understanding how employment gaps can affect careers is especially relevant given the recent policy discussions around paid family leave and childcare access in the U.S.

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