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An analysis of women's return-to-work decisions following first birth
Barrow, Lisa, 1999
Economic Inquiry, 37(3), 432-451

An examination of the economic determinants of a woman’s decision to return to work within one year after childbirth

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The availability of child care and mothers' employment in West Germany
Kreyenfeld, Michaela, December 1999
(Discussion Papers 191). Berlin, Germany: Deutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung (German Institute for Economic Research).

An exploration of the links between parents' access to affordable, quality child care and maternal employment rates in West Germany, based on data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) on households with at least one child under age 12

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Blending work and family: A case study
Sprang, Ginny, 1999
AFFILIA, 14(1), 98-116

A study and discussion of the impact of employer-based infant-care programs on mothers, infants and the workplace

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Child care and employment in relation to infants' disabilities and risk factors
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 1999
American Journal on Mental Retardation, 104(2), 117-130

A study of children’s chronic health problems; use of adaptive equipment; diagnoses; risk factors; and mental, motor and adaptive functioning on maternal employment plans and selection of child care arrangements

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Child care and mothers' employment decisions
Anderson, Patricia M., 1999
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 7058). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A paper on the effects of child care costs on the employment decisions of mothers of varying skill levels

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Child care costs and the return-to-work decisions of new mothers
Barrow, Lisa, 1999
Economic Perspectives, 23(4), 42-55

An examination of the economic determinants of a woman’s decision to return to work shortly after childbirth

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Child care subsidies and the employment of welfare recipients
Meyers, Marcia K., 1999
(Working Paper No. 15). Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, UC Data Archive & Technical Assistance.

A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their employment.

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Dad takes child-care leave
Mutsumi, Ota, 1999
Japan Quarterly, 46(1), 83-89

A personal reflection from the first man in Japan to take paternity leave discussing how both he and the people of Japan were affected by his actions.

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The effects of child care on women's employment and child care utilization
Han, Wen-Jui, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, New York

A study using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to determine if accessibility, availability or affordability of child care influences a women’s decision to enter the labor force

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Effects of day care and maternal employment: Views from introductory psychology textbooks
Etaugh, Claire, 1999
Teaching of Psychology, 26(3), 213-215

An examination of the treatment of child care and maternal employment in introductory psychology textbooks published between 1970 and 1997

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Employment and earnings of the working poor in rural and urban labor markets
Davis, Elizabeth E., 1999
Paper presented at the meeting of Western Agricultural Economics, Fargo, North Dakota

An analysis of labor market conditions in Oregon and their role in employment outcomes for economically disadvantaged families

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Employment, child care, and mental health of mothers caring for children assisted by technology
Thyen, Ute, 1999
Pediatrics, 103(6), 1235-1242

A study of the effects of caring for a child assisted by technology on maternal employment and decisions to maintain and continue employment

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Enabled or disabled?: Working parents of disabled children and the provision of child-care
Kagan, Carolyn, 1999
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 9(5), 369-381

An analysis of formal and informal supports to enable employed parents of disabled children to combine employment and caregiving

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Ethnocultural perspectives on childrearing practices in the Caribbean
Gopaul-McNicol, Sharon-Ann, 1999
International Social Work, 42(1), 79-86

A study on cultural views of child abuse from the Caribbean perspective

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Family preferences, child care and working hours
Lee, Julie, 1999
Journal of Australian Political Economy, 43, 22-45

An examination of the Australian government’s role in the facilitation of families employment decisions and commitments, including the reduction of barriers to maternal labor force participation

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Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study: Oakland, California: Baseline report
McLanahan, Sara, 1999
San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California.

A summary of findings from the initial analysis of the first wave of data from the Oakland, California cohort of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study--a longitudinal study of unmarried parents' characteristics, relationships, and access to resources, and the health and well-being of their children

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Futurework: Trends and challenges for work in the 21st century
United States. Department of Labor. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.

An examination of projected demographic and workplace trends in the 21st century and their implications for workers

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Futurework: Trends and challenges for work in the 21st century [Executive summary]
United States. Department of Labor. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.

The summary of a report examining projected demographic and workplace trends in the 21st century and their implications for workers

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Grandmothers' involvement in grandchildren's care: Attitudes, feelings, and emotions
Gattai, Flavia B., 1999
Family Relations, 48(1), 35-42

A study conducted in Italy of the variety of psychological and relational aspects of mothers, grandmothers, and young children from the point of view of the grandmother, including their analysis of the meaning they assigned to grandmothering and the individual definitions they assigned to their role as grandmothers

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Hiring a nanny: The limits of private solutions to public problems
Wrigley, Julia, 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 563(1), 162-174

An investigation into the socioeconomic and cultural conflicts surrounding the hiring of a live-in child care worker, based on interviews with 155 families and their nannies in the New York and Los Angeles areas

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The impact of dependent-care responsibility and gender on work attitudes
Buffardi, Louis C., 1999
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4(4), 356-367

An analysis of the impact of child care, elder care, and gender on work-family balance and various facets of job satisfaction in a survey questionnaire among federal employees in dual-income households

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The impact of welfare reform on parents' ability to care for their children's health
Heymann, Jody, 1999
American Journal of Public Health, 89(4), 502-505

A study of the conditions faced by mothers who leave welfare to work and the availability of work benefits that address the children’s health needs, such as paid sick leave and flexible hours

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Income-pooling arrangements, economic constraints and married mothers' child care choices
Brandon, Peter D., 1999
Journal of Family Issues, 20(3), 350-370

A study of the confluent factors surrounding husbands and wives’ financial arrangements, child care costs, mothers’ wages, sources of wages, and their affect on a mother’s decision to use child care, with results formed through data analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972

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Marriage, children, and women's employment: What do we know?
Cohen, Philip N., 1999
Monthly Labor Review, 122(12), 22-31

An examination of women’s involvement, particularly married women, in paid employment, focusing on paid employment and child care in the context of recent welfare reform

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A model of fathers' behavioral involvement in child care in dual-earner families
Bonney, Jennifer F., 1999
Journal of Family Psychology, 13(3), 401-415

An account of the amount of time that mother’s and father’s reported that the father was involved in child care, including the amount of time as a primary caregiver and the number of child care tasks performed

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