{"id":2000,"date":"2016-08-08T15:52:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T14:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2022-03-02T11:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T11:11:02","slug":"has-low-childcare-provision-caused-a-low-female-employment-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/economy\/has-low-childcare-provision-caused-a-low-female-employment-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Has low childcare provision caused a low female employment rate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This claim is inaccurate. While childcare provision is more limited in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain, and female employment rates are lower in Northern Ireland than the UK average, there is insufficient evidence of a causal link between childcare provision and female (versus maternal) employment in this case.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the most recently available data, Northern Ireland actually has higher maternal employment rates than the UK average.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n