Fairchild believes it has a lot to do with who, in the age of quarantine, is taking on the majority of child care. Millennial women are now the age group most likely to get pregnant or have young children, and with many families sheltering at home for months at a time, working women have found another full-time job in child care during the pandemic. Surveys suggest that for women in heterosexual partnerships, the majority of homeschooling and other childcare has been left to them . It’s too much work, and is leading some women (with the means to do so) to consider quitting their jobs