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How Does Access to Early Childhood Services Affect the Participation of Women in the Labour Market? Education Indicators in Focus. No. 59
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OECD Publishing, 2018
While the benefits of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to better learning are now widely acknowledged, a widespread and accessible provision for these services also helps support gender equality in the workforce. In particular, the availability, intensity, reliability and affordability of ECEC play an important role in engaging…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Early Childhood Education, Womens Studies, Mothers
Single-Mother Families, Maternal Employment and Children's Literacy Achievement: A Study of 10 Countries
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Hampden-Thompson, Gillian – Education and Society, 2012
Labour force participation maybe particularly problematic for single-mothers. By working, mothers increase their family's financial capital and consequently make more money available for educational resources. However, employment often results in the parent having less time to interact with their child and participate in school activities. This is…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Mothers, Academic Achievement, Employed Parents
Gender, Employment and Working Time Preferences in Europe.
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Fagan, Colette; Warren, Tracey – 2001
A representative survey of over 30,000 people aged 16-64 years across the 15 member states of the European Union and Norway sought Europeans' preferences for increasing or reducing the number of hours worked per week. Key finding included the following: (1) 51% preferred to work fewer hours in exchange for lower earnings while 12% preferred to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Care, Collective Bargaining, Demography