Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra
This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra. Similar factors affect decisions to work and to use formal daycare, but the importance of childcare varies with the role of the formal labour sector. In Guatemala, where formal sector work is impor...
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| author | Quisumbing, Agnes R. Hallman, Kelly Ruel, Marie T. |
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| description | This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra. Similar factors affect decisions to work and to use formal daycare, but the importance of childcare varies with the role of the formal labour sector. In Guatemala, where formal sector work is important, higher prices for informal care increase formal daycare use. However, daycare prices and proximity to daycare centers do not significantly affect earnings in Guatemala City and Accra, respectively. Providing formal daycare may be more important to mothers' decision to work in cities where formal sector work dominates. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1718162025-02-19T14:06:49Z Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra Quisumbing, Agnes R. Hallman, Kelly Ruel, Marie T. child care livelihoods gender This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra. Similar factors affect decisions to work and to use formal daycare, but the importance of childcare varies with the role of the formal labour sector. In Guatemala, where formal sector work is important, higher prices for informal care increase formal daycare use. However, daycare prices and proximity to daycare centers do not significantly affect earnings in Guatemala City and Accra, respectively. Providing formal daycare may be more important to mothers' decision to work in cities where formal sector work dominates. 2007-04 2025-01-29T12:58:47Z 2025-01-29T12:58:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171816 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Hallman, Kelly; Ruel, Marie T. 2007. Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra. Journal of Development Studies 43(3): 420-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380701204380 |
| spellingShingle | child care livelihoods gender Quisumbing, Agnes R. Hallman, Kelly Ruel, Marie T. Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra |
| title | Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra |
| title_full | Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra |
| title_fullStr | Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra |
| title_short | Maquiladoras and market mamas: women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra |
| title_sort | maquiladoras and market mamas women s work and childcare in guatemala city and accra |
| topic | child care livelihoods gender |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171816 |
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