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Cashing in on Education
Women, Childcare, and Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean
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- English
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eBook - ePub
Cashing in on Education
Women, Childcare, and Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean
About this book
Investments in education across countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have transformed the lives of millions of girls and the prospects of their families and societies. Unleashing the full economic potential of women is nevertheless still a curtailed issue in the region: just about half of women are unable to participate in paid work. The majority of the population out of the labor market is women between the ages of 24 and 45. This is the largest share of the available pool of unused human capital countries have, and where mothers of young children are concentrated. This book argues that more and better childcare constitutes a fundamental policy option to improve female outcomes in the labor market, but countries need to pay particular attention to the design and features of such services. First-rate educational programs will be useless if children are not enrolled or do not attend formal education centers. Through an integrated framework applied to each country and an overview of the existing evidence, this book addresses the why and what questions about policy relevant instruments to achieve female labor participation. Moreover, this book tackles the how question contributing to the incipient evidence about factors affecting the take-up of programs and demand for childcare services and other informal care arrangements.
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- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Abbreviations
- Overview
- Part I: Why Is Increasing Female Labor Supply Important and Childcare the Right Policy to Help Achieve It?
- Part II: Where Are We Now?
- Part III: What Do We Know? Policy Recommendations
- Appendix: National Experts Consulted for This Report
- Back Cover
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Yes, you can access Cashing in on Education by Mercedes Mateo Díaz,Lourdes Rodriguez-Chamussy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Business Education. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.