Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Introduction: the household point of view -- Trends in human capital, family formation, norms, and female participation -- The regional trend: two paths to the labor market -- Determinants of the historical trends : hints of a "quiet...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- A Successful Decade with Challenges Ahead -- A Framework for Studying Chronic Poverty -- Measuring Chronic Poverty in the Absence of Longitudinal...

Cover -- Contents -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Note -- References -- PART I: Why Is Increasing Female Labor Supply Important and Childcare the Right Policy to Help Achieve It? -- Chapter 1: Economic Gains...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why This Study? -- Key Results -- Outline of the Report -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Stylized Facts -- Overview of...

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The roaring 2000's in Latin America and the Caribbean and the left behind -- Chronic poverty : concepts and measures -- Five facts about chronic poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Drivers of chronic poverty -- From diagnosis to policies : design...

Economic gains from increasing women's participation in the labor market -- Why is childcare a key policy? -- Female labor force participation in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Use of childcare services -- Childcare provision: service features for working mothers -- International...