2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Although formal childcare is considered a key social investment policy
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to combat inequality, available research indicates that in most European
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and other high-income countries parents with lower socio-economic
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positions are less likely to use formal childcare. As the literature on
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the underlying causes of this so-called Matthew effect has not yet
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converged, this article is the first to assess whether educational
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gradients in formal childcare uptake can be accounted for by micro-level
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employment potential and work-family attitudes in 14 European countries
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and Australia. Complementing available research on supply-side factors
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such as policy design features, this study indicates that a large part
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of the educational gradients in formal childcare uptake persist after
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controlling for socio-demographic background variables, employment
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potential, and work-family attitudes as micro-level predictors. However,
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this study also shows that a considerable part of the educational
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differentiation in formal childcare uptake reflects differential
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employment potential. This finding turns attention to policies other
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than childcare to enhance labour market outcomes for lower educated
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groups, which in turn might attenuate the Matthew effect in formal
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childcare. Furthermore, a positive relation between individual-level
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work-family attitudes and the uptake of formal childcare is also
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identified as a partial explanation for educational gradients in formal
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childcare uptake. Although the explanatory power of work-family
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attitudes as an underlying determinant of the Matthew effect is more
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limited compared to employment potential, such variation in the
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acceptance of maternal employment and formal childcare should also be
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considered in the design of inclusive work-family policies.'
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affiliation: 'Wood, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Antwerp, Dept Sociol, Sint Jacobstr
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2, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
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Wood, Jonas; Neels, Karel; Maes, Julie, Univ Antwerp, Dept Sociol, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Wood, Jonas, Univ Antwerp, Dept Sociol, Sint Jacobstr 2, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium.'
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author: Wood, Jonas and Neels, Karel and Maes, Julie
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author-email: jonas.wood@uantwerpen.be
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author_list:
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- family: Wood
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given: Jonas
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- family: Neels
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given: Karel
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- family: Maes
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given: Julie
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/09589287231186068
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2023
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eissn: 1461-7269
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files: []
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issn: 0958-9287
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journal: JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
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keywords: 'Childcare services; education; Europe; Australia; family policy; social
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inequality'
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keywords-plus: 'GENDER-ROLE ATTITUDES; MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOMENS
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EMPLOYMENT; NATIVE MOTHERS; FAMILY POLICY; AVAILABILITY; EDUCATION;
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PATTERNS; MIGRANT'
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language: English
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month: 2023 JUL 18
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number-of-cited-references: '60'
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orcid-numbers: 'Neels, Karel/0000-0002-6067-6075
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Wood, Jonas/0000-0002-8344-9481'
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papis_id: e50c7a2de7583183d1457874f3e9bcb3
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ref: Wood2023closerlook
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researcherid-numbers: 'Neels, Karel/S-4337-2016
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times-cited: '0'
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title: A closer look at demand-side explanations for the Matthew effect in formal
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childcare uptake in Europe and Australia
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:001031663800001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '3'
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web-of-science-categories: Public Administration; Social Issues
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year: '2023'
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