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Effects of Childcare on Women and Children : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Burkina Faso / Kehinde F. Ajayi, Aziz Dao, Estelle Koussoube.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ajayi, Kehinde F., author.
- Dao, Aziz, author.
- Koussoube, Estelle, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 pages)
- Other Title:
- Effects of Childcare on Women and Children
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : World Bank, 2022.
- Summary:
- This paper studies whether providing affordable childcare improves women?s economic empowerment and child development, using data from a sample of 1,990 women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. Of 36 urban work sites, 18 were randomly selected to receive community-based childcare centers. One in four women who were offered the centers used them, tripling childcare center usage for children aged 0 to 6 years. Women?s employment and financial outcomes improved. Additionally, child development scores increased. However, the analysis finds no significant effects on women?s decision-making autonomy, gender attitudes, or intrahousehold dynamics, suggesting the importance of considering multiple dimensions of childcare impacts.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/1813-9450-10239
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