BERLIN (Reuters) -The loss of income for women after the birth of their first child is significantly greater in Germany than previously assumed, according to a study by the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research ZEW seen by Reuters on Friday.

In the fourth year after giving birth, mothers earn on average almost 30,000 euros ($35,000) less than women of the same age without children, according to the study done together with the Netherlands’ Tilburg University.

Previous estimates had been around 20,000 euros.

MORE CHALLENGING FOR WOMEN UNDER 30

The losses develop differently depending on how old a woman is when she first gives birth, according to the study conducted among 186,000 mothers.

If women become mothers for the first time under the age of 30, apart from income losses, t

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