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The Remote Work-Fertility Connection
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The Remote Work-Fertility Connection

The Atlantic, 2021


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The remote-work arrangements many companies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic benefited one demographic group in particular: highly-educated working women with children, who were able to do their jobs from home. In this article, Stephanie H. Murray sheds light on a new type of “digital divide” researchers are starting to observe in the industrial world, between those with virtual work options and those without. The consequences of this gap, Murray writes, may, ultimately, be more far-reaching than you would expect – directly affecting a woman’s choice to have children.

Take-Aways

  • The COVID-19 pandemic affected working mothers who were able to work remotely differently than moms who couldn’t work from home.
  • Research suggests a positive correlation between internet access and fertility in the developed world.
  • In the developing world, by contrast, women with internet access tend to have fewer children.

About the Author

Stephanie H. Murray is a public policy researcher turned freelance writer.