Twelve Reasons for the Low Wages in Child Care.

Modigliani, Kathy

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ERIC Number: EJ367924

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Publication Date: 1988

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Twelve Reasons for the Low Wages in Child Care.

Modigliani, Kathy

Young Children, v43 n3 p14-15 Mar 1988

Maintains that the reasons behind child care workers' low pay are inequitable wages for women, devaluation of children, and minimization of the skill involved in working with children. (BB)

Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Women, Family Day Care, Family Income, Professional Recognition, Social Attitudes, Wages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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