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| Employed Women | 2 |
| Employment Problems | 2 |
| Costs | 1 |
| Day Care | 1 |
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| Family Problems | 1 |
| Family Structure | 1 |
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| Mothers | 1 |
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| Monthly Labor Review | 2 |
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Peer reviewedHedges, Janice Neipert; Barnett, Jeanne K. – Monthly Labor Review, 1972
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Problems, Family Problems, Family Structure
Peer reviewedVeum, Jonathan R.; Gleason, Philip M. – Monthly Labor Review, 1991
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey show that most employed mothers rely on relatives for child care, particularly low-income mothers. Weekly expenditures averaged $45 for older mothers to $60 for younger mothers. Lower-income women were more likely to have gaps in employment because of child care problems. (SK)
Descriptors: Costs, Day Care, Employed Women, Employment Problems
