Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

This note examines the provision of childcare and eldercare in FYR Macedonia with an emphasis on the availability, price, and quality of care, and suggests policy priorities that address the identified challenges. The analysis in this note is based...

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Main Authors:	Levin, Victoria, Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria, Rosen, Beth Zikronah, Aritomi, Tami, Flanagan, Julianna, Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	CHILDCARE ELDERCARE WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET GENDER EQUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/628391521458653856/Why-should-we-care-about-care-The-role-of-childcare-and-eldercare-in-former-Yugoslav-Republic-of-Macedonia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29546

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spelling	okr-10986-295462021-04-23T14:04:53Z Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes CHILDCARE ELDERCARE WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET GENDER EQUALITY This note examines the provision of childcare and eldercare in FYR Macedonia with an emphasis on the availability, price, and quality of care, and suggests policy priorities that address the identified challenges. The analysis in this note is based on a study aimed at exploring childcare and eldercare in the Western Balkans region, drawing primarily from a new mixed-methods dataset, described in the following section, and building on relevant quantitative surveys and data sources specific to Western Balkans countries. The note is structured as follows: section two introduces the new, independent mixed methods data set that is the basis for the analysis and findings presented. Section three describes the use of formal care arrangements in FYR Macedonia, based on the analysis of perspectives both from families with care needs and from care providers and discussing the role of norms and perceptions of childcare and eldercare use, the following sections are dedicated to the description of supply and demand of childcare and eldercare, respectively. Sections four and five focuses on the supply and demand of childcare, and sections six and seven describe supply and demand of eldercare. Section eight concludes by examining what we know in terms of policies that can support families in informal care provision in a sustainable and incentive-compatible manner. 2018-03-29T20:13:08Z 2018-03-29T20:13:08Z 2015-12-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/628391521458653856/Why-should-we-care-about-care-The-role-of-childcare-and-eldercare-in-former-Yugoslav-Republic-of-Macedonia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29546 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
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spellingShingle	CHILDCARE ELDERCARE WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET GENDER EQUALITY Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
geographic_facet	Europe and Central Asia Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
description	This note examines the provision of childcare and eldercare in FYR Macedonia with an emphasis on the availability, price, and quality of care, and suggests policy priorities that address the identified challenges. The analysis in this note is based on a study aimed at exploring childcare and eldercare in the Western Balkans region, drawing primarily from a new mixed-methods dataset, described in the following section, and building on relevant quantitative surveys and data sources specific to Western Balkans countries. The note is structured as follows: section two introduces the new, independent mixed methods data set that is the basis for the analysis and findings presented. Section three describes the use of formal care arrangements in FYR Macedonia, based on the analysis of perspectives both from families with care needs and from care providers and discussing the role of norms and perceptions of childcare and eldercare use, the following sections are dedicated to the description of supply and demand of childcare and eldercare, respectively. Sections four and five focuses on the supply and demand of childcare, and sections six and seven describe supply and demand of eldercare. Section eight concludes by examining what we know in terms of policies that can support families in informal care provision in a sustainable and incentive-compatible manner.
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author	Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes
author_facet	Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes
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title	Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
title_short	Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
title_full	Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
title_fullStr	Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
title_full_unstemmed	Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
title_sort	why should we care about care? : the role of childcare and eldercare in former yugoslav republic of macedonia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/628391521458653856/Why-should-we-care-about-care-The-role-of-childcare-and-eldercare-in-former-Yugoslav-Republic-of-Macedonia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29546
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Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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