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From the U.S. to Sweden: Why Working Moms Are Important to Economic Growth

Here's the problem: People are living longer and young people are having fewer children, especially in the world's industrialized economies. These trends threaten to shrink the supply of skilled labor, restrain economic growth and, ultimately, lower living standards in the developed world. Only one person can save us from a future of slow decline: Mom. A growing number of policymakers, academics and business leaders conclude that long-term economic growth hinges on wide participation in the... Full Story
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