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Cashing in on education : women, childcare, and prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mateo Diaz, Mercedes (Author), Rodríguez-Chamussy, Lourdes (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, [2016]
Series:Latin American development forum.
Subjects:
Women > Employment > Latin America.
Women > Employment > Caribbean Area.
Child care services > Latin America.
Child care services > Caribbean Area.
Economic development > Latin America.
Economic development > Caribbean Area.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.