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economics of motherhood  

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  • The beliefs that motherhood should be highly valued and that those who have primary responsibility for rearing children should be adequately rewarded are popularly held; however, there is disagreement on how to appropriately compensate parents and caretakers (mothers, fathers, grandparents, and childcare workers). In lieu of a paycheck, some question if there is another way to ensure that the responsibility of child rearing is valued.A Mother's WorkThe last century has witnessed the evolving concept of how to compensate those who undertake parenting. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Economics of Motherhood]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LHFKDW71-G

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