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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817095103321

Autore

Mateo Diaz Mercedes

Titolo

Cashing in on education : women, childcare, and prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean / / Mercedes Mateo Diaz and Lourdes Rodriguez-Chamussy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2016]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Latin American development forum series

Disciplina

331.4/1144098

Soggetti

Women - Employment - Latin America

Women - Employment - Caribbean Area

Child care services - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Economic gains from increasing women's participation in the labor market -- Why is childcare a key policy? -- Female labor force participation in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Use of childcare services -- Childcare provision: service features for working mothers -- International benchmarking: female labor supply and childcare -- Assessing childcare demand: a case study -- Taking childcare programs to scale: a basic package -- Challenges ahead.