How many kids do you have if you are a woman earning over 80k a year?

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Just wondering after a colleague said women who earn high salaries tend not to have children or to have an only child. I’m not sure I agree I actually see that pattern amongst colleagues although it would make sense.

Two. Kinda wanted 3 but the second pregnancy broke me.

My income has varied over the child years between £250k ant the highest and £72k at the lowest.

2 children. I earn £95-105k depending on bonus.

2 kids. Most of the people I work with (solicitor) have two.

I have found though, that as I and the kids get older, I have less and less interest in my career and am turning to family instead. So maybe the higher earners who would/did have had more kids just decided to leave the workforce to concentrate on them.

Usually on just over 100k
(Not this year as on mat leave)

3 children under 5

I earn 100k and have one (illness meant I couldn’t have more). I have a female CEO who has 4 children (2 are step children) and the rest of female EXCo varies from 1-3 children.

2

I was the first in my NCT group to have a second too, seeing as I was the only one who could actually afford childcare. I also had a nanny for a while. And a cleaner for many years. Money brings choices.

Two

One DS. We are so lucky to have him, 8 rounds of IVF and 4 m/c.

I need to know what jobs pay over £80k a year 🤯

Four. Earn multiples of that.

Similar. I have 4 - all young adults now - taking the youngest to uni this week. My closest 3 friends from uni also have 4 and all of our husbands are also senior in their careers. The global head of my organisation is quite ‘famous’ in the business world and talks a lot about her 4 DCs BUT she has a stay at home husband so imagine he carries the majority of the emotional and mental load to allow her to be so successful.

I live near work, avoid roles with too much international travel and get to work from home when I want. We were very involved (coaching / leading) in our DCs activities so built up a community around that. It’s been tiring and chaotic but that’s never killed anyone. I am from a huge busy Irish family myself so culturally it’s my normal and mostly lots of fun socially. I know hundreds of parents locally as at one time all 4 were at 4 different schools and each were involved in around 3 different sports / scouts / drama clubs during the week.

2

Two, which was the number I wanted.

2

£160k and I have 5 kids, it was tough when all young

I’m deliberately only trying to have one because of money reasons. I could technically afford childcare for two and have a decent amount leftover from just my salary, but one means later on public school is also affordable without issue. Also means only one lot of school stuff to get ready, afternoon hobbies, sick days, school events. My job is pretty relaxed for the money but even still I’ve seen childcare cause team issues. Funnily enough it was the men on my team doing most pickups etc and none of the women having any children, and the men definitely got passive aggressive treatment from the big boss from being out every afternoon despite it being agreed with hr.

One - choice not really influenced by career, it was too risky to have another. I do think only having one has made it easier to progress however.
Worked with a number of senior women (MD level and above) and they either had 3,1 or 0. Those with 3 tended to have self employed ‘contractor’ husbands who did the majority at home

I know lots of women in this camp and they variously have 0-3 children - all under the age of about six too. They all have equally well paid husbands, which may be a factor.

I have two. I’d have a third but the cost of childcare and affording a bigger house puts me off.

I’d not have thought affordability would have been a major factor in my family planning at my income level, but here we are!

My two in nursery this year will cost me almost £50,000, which even on a good salary is… a lot.

My FTE is north of £100k, and PT am hovering around £80k. I have three ND kids and an elderly mother. There is no way I could work full time; even with the work I do I can only do it because DP can also flex his work some when needed.

One

At my tech firm, of the senior team -most blokes have kids. None of the women (5 of us), most of us late 30s upwards so probably never having them, only one younger and just engaged so potentially will.

One child and life is a constant struggle, honestly.

I am actually at the low end of salary/status at work given my experience and expertise, which I almost entirely put down to parenting.

My child is nearly 9 y/o

I have 3 kids. Salary is £150k

Two.