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The Effect of Childcare Use on Gender Equality in European Labor Markets

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  • Ana Marija Sikirić

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Parenthood necessarily increases the scope of unpaid work in households and tends to depress women’s employment rates relative to men’s. This paper examines the relationship between the use of full-time childcare for children under 3 years of age and employment rates for men and women with one, two, or three or more children under 6 years of age in European households. Panel data from a sample of the (then) twenty-eight European Union member states for the 2005–15 period were analyzed. The results indicate that smaller differences between employment rates of men and women with one, two, or three or more children under 6 years of age are associated with greater use of full-time childcare arrangements for children under the age of 3.HIGHLIGHTS Traditional gender roles impose a greater burden of unpaid work on women than men.Parenthood widens the gap between women's and men's employment rates.The use of childcare reduces gender inequality in the labor market.Part-time work arrangements help women combine parenthood and employment.Long leaves have a negative impact on women's employment.

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  • Ana Marija Sikirić, 2021. "The Effect of Childcare Use on Gender Equality in European Labor Markets," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 90-113, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:27:y:2021:i:4:p:90-113
    DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2021.1933560
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    1. Ernst, Ekkehard & Merola, Rossana & Reljic, Jelena, 2024. "Fiscal policy instruments for inclusive labour markets: A review," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1406, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

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