Considering different age categories, employment was highest among women 25-54 (71% of this age group was employed), followed by women aged 55-64 (36%), and women aged 15-24 () (European Commission 2008a). However, it is projected that population ageing will lead to a change in the European workforce. In the last few decades Europe has had a large proportion of the population in the working age category (15 to 64), but as these individuals age the proportion of older individuals in the EU will grow and the proportion of individuals of working age supporting them will shrink (EUROSTAT 2008a). Parenthood appears to.
