Many women would like to work, or to work more, if they could find affordable child care; subsidies for child care, not surprisingly, tend to raise the probability that a mother returns to work.
Manywomenwould like towork, or to work more, iftheycouldfindaffordablechildcare; subsidies forchild care, notsurprisingly, tend to raisetheprobability that a motherreturns towork.
There are many ways this could be dealt with from a policy perspective -- through the Women Infants and Children program, the SNAP program, ChildCareSubsidies, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families -- the list goes on.