<most people are able to get a high school diploma, and an associate's or bachelor's degree by their early 20's> Yes, it is possible. I have done all that within this time, plus a child on top and a masters during my middle 20's. Now, close to finishing my Ph.D., I am also approaching the end of my reproductive career. What means: one of my "careers"- either as a mother or as a professional- will have to be left behind... or be dangerously left awaiting. Somewhere between 30 and 35 is indeed the best time for a woman to establish a professional carreer when higher education is part of it- we have experience, a good curriculum, and it is not already too late... It is not, however, the best time to start having children-as many women I know were advised to do. In a few years from now I will be pushing nature too far to have another child, and most educational institutions will be not willing to employ someone approaching her 40's... That's why I have mentioned easier access to daycare and perhaps some other kinds of support for women that want to have children earlier, much before reaching the "milestone of their careers"... Not as teenagers perhaps, but within the early 20's ... Women have to be fully aware of their biological constraints when choosing the time they want to have children ... As well as their professional constraints if they choose to do it either too early, or too late. The day women will have chances as good as men do, and the same rights as men do, is still to come. And it might come only when we-women- start to be recognized as trully different than men, as having a diferent biology, and different requirements. Regards, Alex.
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