Related Publications: Guatemala
The Human Capital Study 2002-04: tracking data collection, coverage, and attrition
Between 2002 and 2004, the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), in collaboration with Emory University, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the University of Pennsylvania, re-surveyed young Guatem
Food and Nutrition Bulletin [Supplement 1]
Labor force activities and income among young Guatemalan adults
Childcare and work
"This study investigates the effects of childcare on work and earnings of mothers in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City.
Maquiladoras and market mamas
"This study analyzes work, childcare arrangements, and earnings of mothers in the poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City and Greater Accra, Ghana, two urban areas where formal- and informal-sector work differ in importance.
Subsidized childcare and working women in urban Guatemala
With increasing urbanization, the percentage of women participating in the labor force and the percentage of households headed by single mothers have increased.
Guatemala City
The Hogares Comunitarios Program (HCP) was established in Guatemala City in 1991 as a direct response to the increased need for affordable and reliable childcare for women in urban Guatemala.