Cuidado infantil y participación de la mujer en el mercado laboral de Ecuador

Abstract

ResumenEn los últimos años, la tasa de participación laboral femenina ha aumentado a nivel mundial. En este contexto, las mujeres incrementaron sus responsabilidades al desempeñarse como madres y trabajadoras. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo estudiar la influencia de los programas de cuidado infantil en el empleo materno en el Ecuador. Para esto, fueron estimados modelos con variables dependientes cualitativas usando los datos de la ECV 2013-2014. Los resultados muestran que, los programas de cuidado infantil públicos y privados son poco utilizados en el Ecuador y que las mujeres prefieren el cuidado informal.Palabras Clave: Bienestar, cuidado infantil, empleo materno. AbstractDuring the last years, the female labor force participation rate has increased worldwide. In this context, women have increased their responsibilities as mothers and workers. This research aims to study the influence of early childhood care on maternal employment in Ecuador. For this reason, models with qualitative dependent variables were estimated using Living Conditions Survey 2013-2014 database. The results show that public and private child care are not popular in Ecuador and that women prefer informal care.

Maternal Employment and Child Malnutrition in Ecuador

“…In parallel, women’s participation in the labor market has increased remarkably over the last decade [ 12 ], which raises the question as to whether maternal employment is a detrimental factor in child health [ 13 , 14 ]. Mothers’ employment increases household income, which improves families’ wellbeing and, in turn, children’s nutritional and health status.…”

Maternal Employment and Childhood Malnutrition in Ecuador

“…Likewise, women's participation in the labour market has increased remarkably in the last decade (INEC, 2020), which raises the question of whether maternal employment is a detrimental factor in child health (Bravo et al, 2018;Canencia Yanacallo et al, 2017). Maternal employment increases household income, which improves families' wellbeing and therefore children's nutrition and health status.…”