• Netherlands: career plans of young mothers 2018

The statistic displays the results of a survey of the career plans of young mothers in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey results show that as of 2018, the majority of mothers surveyed planned to continue working after their baby was born. Half of young mothers surveyed intended to work the same amount as before, while roughly 45 percent of survey respondents intended to work less following the birth of their child.

After the baby is born, do you intend to work as much, less, more or will you completely stop working?*

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

March 12, 2018 to May 15, 2018

Number of respondents

15,810 respondents

Age group

15-46 years

Special properties

women who are pregnant now or are trying to get pregnant

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Ben je van plan om nadat de baby is geboren evenveel te blijven werken, minder, meer, of stop je helemaal met werken?" (English: "After the baby is born, do you intend to work as much, less, more or will you completely stop working?")