Child Care Remains Central to an Equitable Recovery

Sam Evans and Ana Hernández Kent

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: Affordable child care can raise labor participation and productivity, as well as improve gender equity and the economic security of mothers, particularly women of color.

Keywords: child care; gender equity; economic security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-02-17
Note: This post is the second in a six-part series titled “The State of Economic Equity.” This series examines the challenges facing vulnerable workers this year and possible ways to improve their economic security and resiliency in an economy reshaped by the pandemic.
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