Figure 1
Two line graphs depict employment rates by age and age at first childbirth for women and men across different years. Panel A shows employment rates by age. The x-axis represents age ranging from 20 to 60, and the y-axis represents employment rates ranging from 0.4 to 1. The graph includes data for women and men from the years 1989, 1999, 2009, and 2019. Solid lines represent female employment rates, while dashed lines represent male employment rates. Panel B shows employment rates by age at the first childbirth. The x-axis represents age at first childbirth ranging from 18 to 44, and the y-axis represents employment rates ranging from 0.2 to 1. Similar to Panel A, this graph also includes data for women and men from the years 1989, 1999, 2009, and 2019, with solid lines for female employment rates and dashed lines for male employment rates.Parents' employment and demographic characteristics. Notes: This figure presents female and male employment rates across different censuses: 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019. Panel (a) illustrates employment rates by age, while Panel (b) shows employment rates by age at the first childbirth. Female employment rates (solid lines) and male employment rates (dashed lines) are shown separately for each cohort. Source: Authors’ illustration