212' However, in flbst developing countries the constraint of chilal-care is reducedfor middre-ctass hromen by the existence of a large poor of young women worKers,typically migrants to urban areas resigned to t{orking for 1o!, wages. Iiowever,economic development tends, at least in Lhe long run, to decrease the availabilityof cheap domestic help and it arso increases the cost of children and theopporcunity cost of tine tshat educated nomen devote to chirdcare. since somen rhohave been uorking prior to marriage tend to marry later than women with nopremarital work experience and since they may also deverop greacer work commitmentand motivation co work, they are likery lo have rewer children and to resumerrorking after a relatively short child-bearing period. I2l This leads to au-shaped relationship between age and partici;ation rates for educated rdomen, apattern that emerges for the entire female population of industrialized countrieswith market economies. z/ Nevertheress, because the proporti-on of rrelr-ealucatedwomen in the population-of most developing countries is small, this U-shapedrelationship does not affect the suppry oi the entire fernare rabour force to anysizeable extent.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the impact of economic development on the participation of educated women in the labor force, specifically in developing countries. It highlights how economic development affects the availability of cheap domestic help and the cost of childcare, which in turn influences the decision of women to work. The text also touches on the relationship between age and participation rates for educated women. This suggests that the most fitting category is Employment, as the text is focused on the labor market and the factors that affect women's participation in it.

**Category**
Employment