Focusing on public childcare provision across 48 economies in Asia and the Pacific, this report provides an analysis of policy and institutional frameworks for childcare (ages 0-6 years old) and offers recommendations for increased investments in the childcare sector to enable better socioeconomic outcomes for women and children. It highlights how investing in the public provision of childcare could advance gender equality in economic participation and contains in-depth country case studies from Nepal and Sri Lanka (among other countries).
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Investments in Childcare for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific (2023)
Focusing on public childcare provision across 48 economies in Asia and the Pacific, this report provides an analysis of policy and institutional frameworks for childcare (ages 0-6 years old) and offers recommendations for increased investments in the childcare sector to enable better socioeconomic outcomes for women and children. It highlights how investing in the public provision of childcare could advance gender equality in economic participation and contains in-depth country case studies from Nepal and Sri Lanka (among other countries).