Childcare is one of the main determinants of women’s participation in the labor market, especially during early childhood. In contexts where access to childcare services is limited, family networks play a central role in families’ daily organization. Within these networks, grandmothers are often a key source of support, although their contribution is not always visible or … [Read more...] about Care Chains: The Role of Grandmothers in Their Daughters’ Employment
María Florencia Pinto
María Florencia Pinto is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Distributive, Labor, and Social Studies (CEDLAS) at Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) in Argentina, and a Professor at the undergraduate and graduate level at the same university. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and previously worked at the World Bank. Her research interests are primarily in Gender Economics, Labor Economics, and the Economics of Education.