WIndicators

Are the Kids Alright? Women, Work & Childcare

KEY POINTS:

• The burden of childcare appears to be driving women out of the labor force.

• For women, childcare is a more significant factor in employment choices than it is for men.

• There is evidence of a gender gap in understanding the impact of childcare on women’s careers.

Past WIndicators

• Nonemployer Businesses and Diversity
• COVID-19 Vulnerable Business Owners by Race & Ethnicity
• Broadband in Economic Development
• Business Expansions in Wisconsin: Part 2
• The Competitiveness of the Wisconsin Economy
• Business Expansions in Wisconsin
• Childcare as an Economic Development Strategy
• Labor Shortage: Signs and Symptoms