A lately published PEW Research Report establishes that while childlessness is still going up, only women with high degrees disobey this tendency.

Compared to a decade ago, women with master's degrees or even higher degrees are more and more choosing to have kids. This U-turn is most marked amongst women holding PhDs, who are 32% more liable to opt for having kids than a decade ago.

This finding is questioning as to why the most educated women are turning up the childless tendency when historically women with more education have less or no kids?

What is that particular thing that has changed these women's fondness towards bearing kids?

One hypothesis is that firms are taking efforts to preserve top female talent. With increased company support and flexibility, women can afford to think the family way and get enough time to take care of themselves when expecting.

Another conjecture is that women who follow advanced degrees are more and more opting out of the corporate 'rat race' in favor of careers that will present them more opportunities and flexibility to manage their work and family.

Most enlightening of this is the reality that amongst women holding advanced degrees, those with MBAs, are much more probable than lawyers and doctors to leave the workforce completely, once they have kids.