Women forego higher pay to work in occupations and industries which offer better non-monetary benefits, a choice which might be driven by an unequal distribution of house- and care- work.
An additional public preschool per 1,000 children raises the employment of mothers of eligible-aged children by 6.9 percentage points, an increase of about 13%.
International statistical standards on labour are set at the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) every 5 years following an extensive consultation and development process.