Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia
Despite a slight increase in female labor participation between 2012 and 2013, employment rates in Serbia stood at 40.1 percent for women in 2013, almost 15 percentage points below employment rates for men (at 54.9 percent). International evidence...
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okr-10986-295472021-05-25T09:12:49Z Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes CHILDCARE ELDERCARE WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET GENDER EQUALITY Despite a slight increase in female labor participation between 2012 and 2013, employment rates in Serbia stood at 40.1 percent for women in 2013, almost 15 percentage points below employment rates for men (at 54.9 percent). International evidence shows that support for childcare and eldercare affects women’s labor market participation. This note examines the care needs of families with children and or elderly household members and the provision of formal care services in Serbia with an emphasis on the availability, price, and quality characteristics. Based on the analysis of an independent mixed-methods dataset collected in the Western Balkans region, this note documents the perceptions and barriers in the use of quality formal care in Serbia. Quality provision of formal eldercare can potentially improve health outcomes for the elderly through prevention, early detection, and consistent maintenance of chronic diseases, which may imply long-term cost savings in the healthcare sector. 2018-03-29T20:17:07Z 2018-03-29T20:17:07Z 2016-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/540831521451295861/Why-should-we-care-about-care-the-role-of-childcare-and-eldercare-in-Serbia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29547 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Serbia |
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CHILDCARE ELDERCARE WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET GENDER EQUALITY |
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CHILDCARE ELDERCARE WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET GENDER EQUALITY Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia |
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Despite a slight increase in female
labor participation between 2012 and 2013, employment rates
in Serbia stood at 40.1 percent for women in 2013, almost 15
percentage points below employment rates for men (at 54.9
percent). International evidence shows that support for
childcare and eldercare affects women’s labor market
participation. This note examines the care needs of families
with children and or elderly household members and the
provision of formal care services in Serbia with an emphasis
on the availability, price, and quality characteristics.
Based on the analysis of an independent mixed-methods
dataset collected in the Western Balkans region, this note
documents the perceptions and barriers in the use of quality
formal care in Serbia. Quality provision of formal eldercare
can potentially improve health outcomes for the elderly
through prevention, early detection, and consistent
maintenance of chronic diseases, which may imply long-term
cost savings in the healthcare sector. |
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Report |
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Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes |
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Levin, Victoria Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria Rosen, Beth Zikronah Aritomi, Tami Flanagan, Julianna Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes |
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Levin, Victoria |
| title |
Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia |
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Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia |
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Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia |
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Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia |
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Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Serbia |
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why should we care about care? : the role of childcare and eldercare in serbia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/540831521451295861/Why-should-we-care-about-care-the-role-of-childcare-and-eldercare-in-Serbia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29547 |
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