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Filling the Gaps: Childcare Laws for Women's Economic Empowerment

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dc.contributor.authorAnukriti, S.
dc.contributor.authorDinarte-Diaz, Lelys
dc.contributor.authorElefante, Marina
dc.contributor.authorMontoya-Aguirre, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSakhonchik, Alena
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T20:24:44Z
dc.date.available2023-07-11T20:24:44Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to provide global evidence on whether and what attributes of laws governing the provision of childcare services affect women's labor market outcomes. It merges country-year-level data from the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law database, which documents childcare laws across countries, with data on women's labor force participation from ILOSTAT. Using a difference-in-difference estimation framework, the analysis finds that the enactment of childcare laws increases women's labor force participation by 2 percent, on average. Moreover, the effect increases over time, reaching up to 4 percent five years after an enactment. This effect is driven by women who are married, have completed less than primary education, and are between the ages of 35 and 44. Lastly, regulation of the availability and affordability of childcare has a similar impact on female labor force participation, whereas the effect of quality regulation is smaller.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099018006212310610/IDU0c29425380315704ea90bf020573349106bf8
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10492
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39980
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10492
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCHILDCARE LAWS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectWOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWOMEN'S AUTONOMY
dc.subjectGENDERED DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectGENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGENDERED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGIRLS EDUCATION
dc.titleFilling the Gapsen
dc.title.subtitleChildcare Laws for Women's Economic Empowermenten
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleFilling the Gaps: Childcare Laws for Women's Economic Empowerment
okr.date.disclosure2023-06-21
okr.date.lastmodified2023-06-20T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099018006212310610/IDU0c29425380315704ea90bf020573349106bf8
okr.guid099018006212310610
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-c2942538-3157-4ea9-bf02-573349106bf8
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10492
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10492
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34098645
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34098645
okr.identifier.reportWPS10492
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099018006212310610/pdf/IDU0c29425380315704ea90bf020573349106bf8.pdfen
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicLaw and Development::Law and Gender
okr.unitWomen
okr.unitBusiness & the Law- IFC (DECWL)
okr.unitDECRG: Human Development (DECHD)
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