Childcare and Women's Labor Participation: Evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean

Reliable and affordable non-parental childcare is intimately related to female participation and other outcomes in the labor market given the conflicting demand for women's time on both, work and care activities. In terms of policy, public provision and subsidy of childcare services lift some of the time constraints and contribute to help families in the transitions through the initial years of parenthood. Both enrollment and this in turn increases the probability for mothers to look for a job or to be employed. This paper summarizes the available evidence specifically discussing characteristics and impact of childcare policies and programs in the Latin American region. Almost all random assignment and quasi-experimental studies show consistent positive effects on the intensive or extensive margins of female labor supply. This document also provides a review of incipient evidence about factors that affect program take-up and demand for childcare services and other informal care arrangements.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors:	María Mercedes Mateo-Berganza Díaz
Format:	Technical Notes biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:	Female Representation, Early Childhood Education, Labor Policy, Child Development, I28 - Government Policy, J13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth, J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply, Female labor supply;Labor supply;Public daycare;Childcare programs;Hogares comunitarios;Childcare centers;Labor participation;Childcare services;Female labor participation;Centros de desarrollo infantil;Estancias infantiles,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009205 https://publications.iadb.org/en/childcare-and-womens-labor-participation-evidence-latin-america-and-caribbean
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!