Employer-Supported Child Care as a Women-Responsive Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2346232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith D Auerbach (0000-0003-3508-9888, Washington, D.C., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 384-400 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251390011004003 |
| OpenAlex | W2100918333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 3 |
The recent 'mommy track' debate raises questions about how employers ought best to accommodate women's (and men's) dual commitments to work and family. The 'mommy track' approach suggests instituting different career paths for women who expect to have children and those who do not. A less discriminatory approach is to implement family-supportive policies applicable to both women and men. This article examines one such policy - employer-supported child care-and discusses its nature and its implications for improving labor force opportunities for women. Primary data come from two sources: a survey of 99 randomly selected employers in three Eastern states and in-depth interviews with 25 employers across the country, 20 that already support a child-care benefit and five that considered it but decided not to. The article concludes that although employers support child care out of their own organizational self-interest, the implication of their support for women's occupational advancement is not insignificant
Care work · Child care · Child support · Political science · Public relations · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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The Place of Feminism in Family Studies
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How are Work–Family Policies Related to the Gendered Division of Domestic Labor
The impact of work‐family policies on women’s career development
Unions' Responses to Family Concerns
The Dominant Logic of Employer-Sponsored Work and Family Initiatives
The Evolution of Workplace Family Policy Research
The Family Responsive Workplace
Employee Awareness of Family Leave Benefits
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2013 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |