{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog","author_name":"","author_url":"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog","title":"How America's 'childcare expenses' are driving women out of the workforce - Top Daycare Centers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JJVVUeEqtq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/americas-childcare-expenses-driving-women-workforce\/\">How America&#8217;s &#8216;childcare expenses&#8217; are driving women out of the workforce<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/americas-childcare-expenses-driving-women-workforce\/embed\/#?secret=JJVVUeEqtq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How America&#8217;s &#8216;childcare expenses&#8217; are driving women out of the workforce&#8221; &#8212; \" data-secret=\"JJVVUeEqtq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.topdaycarecenters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/child-care-expenses-960x646.jpg","thumbnail_width":1408,"thumbnail_height":947,"description":"When looking at the unemployment rate in the United States, it is easy to misconstrue the low number as meaning that a high percentage of Americans are working stable jobs. Not only does the number include a significant portion of part-time workers, but it also does not include those who have completely dropped out of the workforce. These are people who do not even want to try and find a job right now. One of the groups that fall under this category are moms who could not find affordable childcare for their kid. Trends in Female Employment Interestingly, the number of women that are actively looking for a job, or working, is going through a two-decade decline. And we are still going downward. It is also the same time when the cost of childcare began to increase. Is there are a relation between these two trends, or is it a mere coincidence? A study from a student at Princeton University analyzed the trend of women\u2019s unemployment, starting in 1985 and continuing to 2011. The years were chosen because the mid-1980s represents a time when women were entering the workforce in huge numbers. And by the 1990s, we were at a ..."}