Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief

Twenty-two studies from lower- and middle-income countries rigorously tested if an increase in access to childcare improved mothers’ labor force participation or earnings. All but one study found at least some positive impact on mothers’ labor forc...

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Main Authors:	Halim, Daniel, Perova, Elizaveta, Reynolds, Sarah
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CHILDCARE WOMEN’S LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES BENEFITS OF CHILDCARE FEMALE INFORMAL LABOR SECTOR PARTICIPATION MATERNAL LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION CHILDCARE POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF GRANDMOTHERS GIRLS EDUCATION EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE CHILDCARE POLICY DESIGN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER INNOVATION LAB (EAPGIL)
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099558207202223811/IDU05cb74f9307ca5043dd0bdb0099e589246424 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37734

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spelling	okr-10986-377342022-07-22T05:10:39Z Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta Reynolds, Sarah ACCESS TO CHILDCARE WOMEN’S LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES BENEFITS OF CHILDCARE FEMALE INFORMAL LABOR SECTOR PARTICIPATION MATERNAL LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION CHILDCARE POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF GRANDMOTHERS GIRLS EDUCATION EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE CHILDCARE POLICY DESIGN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER INNOVATION LAB (EAPGIL) Twenty-two studies from lower- and middle-income countries rigorously tested if an increase in access to childcare improved mothers’ labor force participation or earnings. All but one study found at least some positive impact on mothers’ labor force participation and related outcomes resulting from access to care, an increase in care hours, or a reduction in the cost of care. The results of this review are encouraging; childcare can help improve female labor market outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. 2022-07-21T16:27:08Z 2022-07-21T16:27:08Z 2022-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099558207202223811/IDU05cb74f9307ca5043dd0bdb0099e589246424 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37734 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific
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topic	ACCESS TO CHILDCARE WOMEN’S LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES BENEFITS OF CHILDCARE FEMALE INFORMAL LABOR SECTOR PARTICIPATION MATERNAL LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION CHILDCARE POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF GRANDMOTHERS GIRLS EDUCATION EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE CHILDCARE POLICY DESIGN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER INNOVATION LAB (EAPGIL)
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO CHILDCARE WOMEN’S LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES BENEFITS OF CHILDCARE FEMALE INFORMAL LABOR SECTOR PARTICIPATION MATERNAL LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION CHILDCARE POLICY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF GRANDMOTHERS GIRLS EDUCATION EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN CHILDCARE CHILDCARE POLICY DESIGN EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC GENDER INNOVATION LAB (EAPGIL) Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta Reynolds, Sarah Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief
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description	Twenty-two studies from lower- and middle-income countries rigorously tested if an increase in access to childcare improved mothers’ labor force participation or earnings. All but one study found at least some positive impact on mothers’ labor force participation and related outcomes resulting from access to care, an increase in care hours, or a reduction in the cost of care. The results of this review are encouraging; childcare can help improve female labor market outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
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author	Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta Reynolds, Sarah
author_facet	Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta Reynolds, Sarah
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title	Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief
title_short	Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief
title_full	Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief
title_fullStr	Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief
title_full_unstemmed	Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief
title_sort	childcare and women’s labor market outcomes in lower-and middle-income countries : a policy brief
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
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Childcare and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Lower-and Middle-Income Countries : A Policy Brief

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