América Latina es el continente que se ha movilizado en forma consistente en cuanto al desarrollo, la adopción e implementación de estrategias de protección social que cubren aspectos de salud, nutrición, educación y trabajo entre otros factores d

The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a composite measurement tool that indicates women’s control over critical parts of their lives in the household, community, and economy.

"Many prior studies find significant cross-sectional positive ordinary least squares (OLS) associations between maternal human capital (usually maternal schooling attainment) and children's human capital (usually children's schoolin

"Most investigations into the importance and determinants of adult cognitive skills assume that (1) they are produced primarily by schooling, and (2) schooling is statistically predetermined or exogenous.

This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra.

Women who live in marginalized urban areas are underincreased pressure to work outside the home inincome-generating activities.The scarcity of child care alterna-tives can be a severe constraint to their household’s liveli-hood, food, and nutritio

The Hogares Comunitarios Program was launched as a pilot project in Guatemala City in 1991 in response to the need for alternative childcare in a rapidly urbanizing environment.

"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.

"This study investigates the effects of childcare on work and earnings of mothers in poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City.

With increasing urbanization, the percentage of women participating in the labor force and the percentage of households headed by single mothers have increased.