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Title: Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries
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Gustafsson, Siv S. Stafford, Frank P. |
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Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries The Future of Children: Long-Term Outcomes of Early Childhood Programs 5,3 (Winter 1995). Also: http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info_show.htm?doc_id=77657 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs - Princeton - Brookings Keyword(s): Child Care; Child Development; Cross-national Analysis; Family Structure; Labor Market Studies, Geographic; Maternal Employment; Occupational Choice; Sweden, Swedish; Taxes Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Early childhood programs are usually viewed as a service that promotes children's development. In addition, these programs often serve a broader purpose of enabling mothers with young children to join the paid labor force. Therefore, government policies relating to the provision and use of child care programs reflect such economic and social factors as the demand for women workers in the labor market; expectations of the relationship among government, family, and the private market; and the value placed on maintaining traditional family structures with a breadwinner, a homemaker, and children. This article examines the evolution of policies toward maternal employment and child care provision in the United States, Sweden, and the Netherlands-three countries that differ sharply in the extent of government involvement in child and family policy, and in the emphasis government leaders place on promoting or discouraging maternal employment. This analysis shows that child care policy is best viewed as but one element among many that make it more or less likely that mothers of young children will be employed and will need to rely on early childhood programs to care for their youngsters. The design of tax codes, labor laws, parental leave policies, and cash assistance programs combines with child care policies to shape women's choices about employment. |
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Gustafsson, Siv S. and Frank P. Stafford. "Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries." The Future of Children: Long-Term Outcomes of Early Childhood Programs 5,3 (Winter 1995).
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