The increasing return to work by mothers of young children was documented for matching samples of mothers in families representing traditional marriages, single‐mother units, social‐contract relationships, and communal living groups. No evidence was found of negative effects on children's social, emotional, and cognitive development attributable to maternal absence due to employment.
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