Taking pressure off families: Child-care subsidies lessen mothers' work-hour problems

被引：37

作者：

Press, JE

Fagan, J

Laughlin, L

机构：

[1] Temple Univ, Dept Sociol, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA

[2] Temple Univ, Sch Social Adm, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY | 2006年 / 68卷 / 01期

关键词：

child-care arrangements; family policy; low-income families; maternal employment; mothers; work-family balance;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00240.x

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

We use the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work to model the effect of child-care subsidies and other ecological demands and resources on the work hour, shift, and overtime problems of 191 low-income urban mothers. Comparing subsidy applicants who do and do not receive cash payments for child care, we find that mothers who receive subsidies are 21% less likely to experience at least one work hour-related problem on the job. Our results suggest that child-care subsidies do more than allow women to enter the labor force. Subsidies help make it easier for mothers in low-wage labor both to comply with employer demands for additional work hours and to earn the needed wages that accompany them.

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页码：155 / 171

页数：17