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The kids are alright: working women, schedule flexibility and childcare
Ist Teil von
Regional studies, 2019-02, Vol.53 (2), p.261-271
Ort / Verlag
Cambridge: Routledge
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
Quelle
PAIS Index
Beschreibungen/Notizen
This paper tests the effects of children and childcare on women's employment and entrepreneurial outcomes at the county level for the United States. Given that policies and economic development strategies are often implemented across local and regional jurisdictions, this regional study contributes to the literature by considering access to childcare in relation to locally aggregated female labour market outcomes by sector. The results, which address potential endogeneity, indicate that young children and childcare affect female employment differently depending on the sector. The results are consistent with women choosing the public sector and self-employment over the private sector to accommodate the demands of childrearing.