熟女注意！女性做臨時工難懷孕？

Women who work in temporary jobs are less likely to have had a child before the age of 35 than those in steady employment, new research has revealed.
最新研究發現，比起有穩定工作的女性，做臨時工作的女性在35歲前懷孕的機率要更小。

The longer a woman remains as casual workers the worse her chances of giving birth before her mid-thirties become, the study found.
而且，女性做臨時工的時間越長，她們在35歲前擁有孩子的可能性就越低。

Researchers claim women who have been in temporary employment for five years are 35 per cent less likely to have a baby by 35 than their permanently employed counterparts.
研究者表示，與擁有固定工作的女性相比，做五年臨時工的女性在35歲前懷孕的機率要下降35%。

Just one year of casual work can still increases the chance of a woman remaining childless in her mid-thirties by eight per cent.
即使只有一年臨時工經歷的女性，35歲前懷孕的機率也要下降8%。

The statistics were not affected by a woman’s social background, the team from the University of Adelaide said.
阿德雷德大學的研究團隊指出，這些數據與被調查女性的社會背景無關。

They believe the study shows women want financial stability before choosing to have a baby.
研究者認爲，女性會優先考慮經濟穩定性，而不是先想要個孩子。

Professor Vivienne Moore, of the University of Adelaide, who led the research, said: “Our results show that having children at an older age and childlessness are not just a matter of individual women’s choices. They reflect the broader structural arrangements in society.
阿德雷德大學的摩爾教授領導了這次的研究，她表示“我們的研究說明，女性選擇高齡生育或者根本不育，這已經不僅事關女性自己的選擇了，它已經影響到整個社會結構了。”

“Regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances, women generally aspire to economic security prior to starting a family.”
“無論社會經濟環境怎麼樣，女性普遍希望先能經濟穩定，再建立家庭。”

The team interviewed 663 women aged 32 to 35 and asked them about major life events from the age of 15 onwards.
研究團隊調查了663名年齡從32到35歲的女性，詢問了她們在15歲之後發生的重大事件。

They hope the findings will encourage governments to introduce more family-friendly policies to help future parents achieve financial security ahead of the arrival their first child.
研究者希望，這項調查結果能促進政府出臺更多有利於家庭的政策，幫助準父母們能在生育第一個孩子之前擁有穩定的經濟情況。