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Maternal employment and child health : global issues and policy solutions / Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass, USA : Edward Elgar, 2011Description: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 215 pages) : diagrams, mapsISBN:
  • 9781781001103
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781847205100. | Erscheint auch als: Maternal employment and child health. Druck-Ausgabe Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2011. V, 215 S.DDC classification:
  • 331.44 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ759.48
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781781001103Online resources: Summary: Women’s labor market activity affects child health largely because their paid work raises household income, which strengthens families’ abilities to finance healthcare needs and nutritious food. However, time away from children could counteract some of the benefits of higher socioeconomic status that spring from maternal employment. New evidence based on data from nine South and Southeast Asian countries illuminates the potential tradeoff between the benefits and challenges families contend with in the face of women’s labor market activity. This book provides new, original evidence on links between maternal employment and children’s health using data associated with three indicators of children’s nutritional status: birth size, stunting, and wasting. Results support the implementation and enforcement of policy interventions that bolster women’s advancement in the labor market and reduce undernutrition among children.PPN: PPN: 1023447266Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE | ZDB-77-EEC | ZDB-77-ESH
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