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Age may be just a number, but when it comes to giving birth it's a consequential one. A new report outlines how things like education, geography, and politics have a major impact on the age when women become mothers for the first time — and why that age matters so much to that mother's career trajectory and her earning potential. 

Two economists help break down the numbers with MPR News reporter Catharine Richert.   

 Senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute 

 Found and president of WISER (Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race)

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Age may be just a number, but when it comes to giving birth it's a consequential one. A new report outlines how things like education, geography, and politics have a major impact on the age when women become mothers for the first time — and why that age matters so much to that mother's career trajectory and her earning potential.

Age may be just a number, but when it comes to giving birth it's a consequential one. A new report outlines how things like education, geography, and politics have a major impact on the age when women become mothers for the first time--and why that age matters so much to that mother's career trajectory and her earning potential.

Motherhood and the art of timing

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