Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala

With increasing urbanization, the percentage of women participating in the labor force and the percentage of households headed by single mothers have increased. Reliable and affordable child-care alternatives are thus becoming increasingly important in urban areas. The Hogares Comunitarios Program (...

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Autores principales: Ruel, Marie T., de la Briere, Benedicte, Hallman, Kelly, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Coj de Salazar, Nora
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157528
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author Ruel, Marie T.
de la Briere, Benedicte
Hallman, Kelly
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Coj de Salazar, Nora
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description With increasing urbanization, the percentage of women participating in the labor force and the percentage of households headed by single mothers have increased. Reliable and affordable child-care alternatives are thus becoming increasingly important in urban areas. The Hogares Comunitarios Program (HCP) was established in Guatemala City in 1991 as a direct response to the increasing need of poor urban dwellers for substitute childcare. This government-sponsored pilot program was designed as a strategy to alleviate poverty by providing working parents with low-cost, high-quality childcare within their community.
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spelling CGSpace1575282025-04-08T18:32:55Z Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala Ruel, Marie T. de la Briere, Benedicte Hallman, Kelly Quisumbing, Agnes R. Coj de Salazar, Nora property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children With increasing urbanization, the percentage of women participating in the labor force and the percentage of households headed by single mothers have increased. Reliable and affordable child-care alternatives are thus becoming increasingly important in urban areas. The Hogares Comunitarios Program (HCP) was established in Guatemala City in 1991 as a direct response to the increasing need of poor urban dwellers for substitute childcare. This government-sponsored pilot program was designed as a strategy to alleviate poverty by providing working parents with low-cost, high-quality childcare within their community. 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:33Z 2024-10-24T12:50:33Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157528 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ruel, Marie T.; de la Brière, Bénédicte; Hallman, Kelly; Quisimbing, Agnes R.; de Salazar, Nora Coj;. 2003. Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 31. Pp. 218-224. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157528
spellingShingle property
women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
Ruel, Marie T.
de la Briere, Benedicte
Hallman, Kelly
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Coj de Salazar, Nora
Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
title Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
title_full Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
title_fullStr Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
title_short Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
title_sort subsidized childcare and working women in urban guatemala
topic property
women
gender
developing countries
economic theories
household budget
household consumption
nutrition
farming systems
legal system
policies
education
health
empowerment
agricultural technology
agricultural growth
child care
property rights
natural resources management
agricultural policies
technology transfer
drought
vegetables
fisheries
children
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157528
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