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

IF 3.3 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Feminist Economics Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI:10.1080/13545701.2021.1933560

Ana Marija Sikirić

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Abstract

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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儿童保育使用对欧洲劳动力市场性别平等的影响

为人父母必然会增加家庭无报酬工作的范围，并倾向于降低女性相对于男性的就业率。本文研究了欧洲家庭中有一个、两个或三个以上6岁以下儿童的男性和女性，对3岁以下儿童使用全职托儿服务与就业率之间的关系。分析了2005-25年期间（当时）28个欧盟成员国的小组数据。研究结果表明，有一个、两个或三个或更多6岁以下儿童的男性和女性的就业率差异较小，这与更多地为3岁以下儿童使用全职托儿安排有关。亮点传统的性别角色给女性带来了比男性更大的无偿工作负担。为人父母扩大了男女就业率之间的差距。儿童保育的使用减少了劳动力市场中的性别不平等。兼职工作安排有助于妇女兼顾为人父母和就业。长期休假对妇女的就业有负面影响。

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期刊介绍： Feminist Economics is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an open forum for dialogue and debate about feminist economic perspectives. By opening new areas of economic inquiry, welcoming diverse voices, and encouraging critical exchanges, the journal enlarges and enriches economic discourse. The goal of Feminist Economics is not just to develop more illuminating theories but to improve the conditions of living for all children, women, and men. Feminist Economics: -Advances feminist inquiry into economic issues affecting the lives of children, women, and men -Examines the relationship between gender and power in the economy and the construction and legitimization of economic knowledge -Extends feminist theoretical, historical, and methodological contributions to economics and the economy -Offers feminist insights into the underlying constructs of the economics discipline and into the historical, political, and cultural context of economic knowledge -Provides a feminist rethinking of theory and policy in diverse fields, including those not directly related to gender -Stimulates discussions among diverse scholars worldwide and from a broad spectrum of intellectual traditions, welcoming cross-disciplinary and cross-country perspectives, especially from countries in the South