Maternal Work and Children’s Development
Maternal work may affect children positively through increased household income, higher control of mothers over available income, and expansion of maternal information networks through work contacts and greater decision-making power of mothers as they become more economically empowered. However, maternal work may reduce maternal time spent with children. If maternal time is not substituted for time of equal quality by other caregivers, children’s development may be penalized. Stress associated with work may also decrease the quality of parenting. This review summarizes causal evidence on the relationship between maternal work and children’s development. The majority causal studies find positive or 0 impacts of maternal work on children’s development.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2023-02-16T16:28:12Z
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| Subjects: | CHILD DEVELOPMENT, MATERNAL LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, GENDER EQUALITY, MATERNAL WORK REVIEW OF EVIDENCE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, CHILD WELFARE, QUALITY DAYCARE, CHILDCARE, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099413302142327891/IDU0ddfa53760d59004f670a7a9049595a20ba6d https://worldbank7-prod.atmire.com/handle/10986/39447 |
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