Reforming Childcare Support Can Improve Equality, Both Between Men and Women and Between Different Socioeconomic Groups

Abstract

• Finland subsidizes all types of childcare: public and private early childhood education and care, and home care of children.
• The use of childcare providers varies by family socioeconomic status.
• High-socioeconomic status families are more likely to use private childcare services and shorter period of home care than other families.
• Low-socioeconomic status families and unemployed mothers are more likely to use home care for longer periods than other families.
• Childcare support should be reformed. That would improve gender equality and reduce sorting into early childhood education and care provider based on family background.

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Authors

Tapio Räsänen, Eva Österbacka

Additional Information

• Peer-Reviewed: no.
• Open Access: yes.
• Cite as: Räsänen, T., & Österbacka, E. (2023). Reforming Childcare Support Can Improve Equality, Both Between Men and Women and Between Different Socioeconomic Groups. FLUX. https://fluxconsortium.fi/reforming-childcare-support-can-improve-equality-both-between-men-and-women-and-between-different-socioeconomic-groups/