Gender disparities in active duty Air Force parents’ childcare access: Pre-pandemic costs, utilization, and career impacts
- King, E. L., Myint, H., Gardner, T. R., Mitchell, M. R., & Beitz, K. A. (2023). Gender disparities in active duty Air Force parents' childcare access: Pre-pandemic costs, utilization, and career impacts. Armed Forces & Society, 49(3), 776-797. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X221094646
- Childcare is a recognized challenge for many military parents with implications for family readiness and, in turn, mission readiness. Consequently, this study examined gender differences in childcare (i.e., access, cost, use, and consequences for military retention) across 2 independent samples of active-duty Air Force parents in 2017 (n = 19,908; Air Force Community Feedback Tool) and 2020 (n = 26,024; Air Force Childcare Survey). Generally, higher percentages of women Airmen reported challenges in accessing and affording childcare across all ranks than men Airmen across these two samples.
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