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This is terribly field-dependent.  In nursing, it's not uncommon to see female candidates move out of their postdocs into a PI position in their mid- to late-40s, and even early 50s.  Why?  They've already had one career as a clinician before they entered a PhD programme.  In addition, they may have taken one or more mat leaves.

Yup, true in education as well--although more typically the move is made in the early 40s. I think this may be the pattern in a lot of professional fields.