Sex differences in absence from work were investigated for parents and non-parents during a period of eleven months. The four categories investigated were forty-nine women and forty-seven men with children and forty-seven women and forty-seven men without children. No significant sex differences in sick leave were revealed by official personnel…

Men are taking a more active role in child care. By 1991, 20% of preschool children were cared for by their fathers while their mothers worked outside the home--an increase since 1988, when only 15 percent of preschoolers were cared for by their fathers. This report summarizes the latest findings on child care arrangements of mothers who work…

Results are reported from a survey conducted to examine the interdependence of family and work, with special emphasis given to the child care arrangements that make work possible. A total of 953 employees (458 women, 490 men, and 5 not reporting their sex) from three companies in Washington, D.C., were sent a four-page questionnaire designed to…

This paper reports on research designed to explore the status of children and the relationship of patterns of child care to social structure and social change. The study is based on interviews with scholars and government officials, an analysis of statistical data and research reports, and visits to day care centers, playgrounds, and other…

Three major areas that can provide helpful information for developing planning strategies for dealing with the family-career connection are discussed: (1) the career development of women, (2) the child care and homemaking roles of men, and (3) the effects of parental employment on children. (CT)

This document presents the preliminary analysis and findings of the first three parts of the Family and Community Impact Study designed to investigate the influences of day care on families and communities in Pennsylvania. The three reports discuss: (1) parent participation in day care and the relationship between the use of day care facilities…

This book deals with issues surrounding the social and caregiving environments of children's first three years. Issues most relevant to the assessment of infants and their caregiving environments and to the design and implementation of programs for infants and toddlers are addressed in the first paper. The second paper discusses the developmental…

Using data extracted from an international study, the 1988 IEA Preprimary Study Phase I, this study examined the number of hours a Nigerian child and an American child each spends with different caregiving adults on a typical day. The focus of the study was on the parents' commitment of time to child care. Results show that out of the 16 hours an…

This extensive discussion provides an examination of issues concerning dual-career families in the United States. Section I explores changes in the paid labor force and factors contributing to such changes. Section II discusses sex stratification in the family and briefly points out changes needed to strengthen the interface between work and…

This paper examines child care quality and the effects of in-home and out-of-home child care on children's quality of life, focusing on the results of a 1992 study of child care in northern and central Italy. The study surveyed the parents of 2,158 toddlers cared for exclusively in the home and 2,346 toddlers attending public day care centers. It…

A project was conducted at the Lake Washington Vocational Technical Institute to develop a curriculum and provide a pilot class in the consumer and homemaking program to address the needs of persons with the dual role of homemaker and wage earner. The format chosen for the course was a series of seminars to be conducted on-site at business offices…

Children's poverty rate in the United States, over 20%, exceeds that of all industrialized nations except Australia. This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of changing public policies on children. Section 1 gives a current and historical overview of children in poverty. Sections 2 through 5 address arenas of possible change from policy…