The Effects of Childcare on Women and Children: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Burkina Faso

This paper studies whether providing affordable childcare improves women?s economic empowerment and child development, using data from a sample of 1,990 women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. Of 36 urban work sites, 18 were randomly selected to receive community-based childca...

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1. Verfasser: Ajayi, Kehinde F. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2022
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Zusammenfassung:This paper studies whether providing affordable childcare improves women?s economic empowerment and child development, using data from a sample of 1,990 women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. Of 36 urban work sites, 18 were randomly selected to receive community-based childcare centers. One in four women who were offered the centers used them, tripling childcare center usage for children aged 0 to 6 years. Women?s employment and financial outcomes improved. Additionally, child development scores increased. However, the analysis finds no significant effects on women?s decision-making autonomy, gender attitudes, or intrahousehold dynamics, suggesting the importance of considering multiple dimensions of childcare impacts
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DOI:10.1596/1813-9450-10239