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When thinking specifically about women seeking high political office, men are somewhat more likely than women to say having children early gives women a better chance of succeeding – 56% vs. 47%. Still, 24% of men and 29% of women say a woman should wait until she’s well established, politically, before having children. Smaller shares of both groups say women are most successful in politics if they don’t have children.
More men than women say having children early is  | better for women seeking high political office  | % saying it is better for a woman who wants to reach high  | the office to  | Have children  | Wait until she's  | before entering  | well-established  | Not have  | politics  | in her career  | children  | 26%  | 19%  | All U.S. adults  | 51%  | 24  | 56  | 18  | Men  | 29  | 20  | Women  | 47  | 53  | 25  | 21  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 28  | 18  | 51  | Dem/Lean Dem  | Note: Share of respondents who didn it offer an answer not shown.  | Source: Survey of U .S. adults conducted June 19-July 2, 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 