Women, Work, and Child Welfare in the Third World (Aaas Selected Symposium) (First Edition) by Joanne Leslie and Michael Paolisso

Recent trends in women's work and child survival and development in developing countries raise concerns about the relationship between these two key elements of development. This paper reviews and analyzes the methodology and findings of 50 studies of both women's work and infant feeding practices, and women's work and child nutritional status. Although the pattern of findings is complex and occasionally contradictory, the paper concludes that overall there is little evidence of a negative effect of maternal employment on child nutrition, and therefore no justification for limiting women's labor force participation on the grounds of promoting child welfare.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westview Press; 1st edition (September 20, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813378052
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813378053
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches