A new lifecycle of women's employment emerged with cohorts born in the 1950s. For prior cohorts, lifecycle employment … the increase in cumulative work experience for women from the 1930s to the 1970s birth cohorts using the SIPP and the HRS … and greater labor force recovery for those who take paid or unpaid leave. Increased employment of women in their older …

54% of the total labour supply response for women under 30, although this importance declines with age. We show that …