Chile expanded its after-school childcare scheme to 220 communes. The gap it is meant to close is roughly seventy-eight times larger than the expansion.
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Key Facts
—The announcement. Chile expanded its “4 a 7” after-school childcare scheme on July 14, adding 1,200 women, 60 schools and 51 communes.
—The reach. The programme now covers 220 communes and reaches every regional capital for the first time.
—The problem. Female unemployment is 10.5%, against 8.0% for men, with roughly 452,000 women out of work.
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