Does Husband Childcare Participation Promote Female Employment?:An Empirical Analysis Based on CFPS 2020
With the liberalization of fertility policy,women in China face more intense conflicts between childcare and employment,which affects women's high-quality and full employment.This paper tries to explore the caregiving resources with in the families and analyzes the relationship and mechanism between husband childcare and female employment from a theoretical perspective.Using Probit model and Propensity Score Matching method,it is found that husband childcare participation can significantly promote women's entry into the labor market,and the results pass a robust test.The mechanism analysis found that husband childcare participation promotes female employment by reducing their housework and care time,while gender inequality between women and their husbands would weaken the impact of husband childcare participation on female employment.In addition,the liberalization of fertility policy has further increased the number of multi-child families.This article further discusses the impact of husband childcare participation on female employment in two-child families and finds that husband childcare participation has a greater impact on female employment in two-child families than in one-child familes.The results of this article have practical significance for increasing female labor participation,promoting the healthy development of the labor market,especially in the context of population aging and inadequate infant and child care systems,increasing fertility rates,and alleviating women's work-family conflicts.They provide reference for the formulation and implementation of relevant policies.
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