United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-14 monographic deposited born digital 25 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-989T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T P0b002ee180373cde f:d07989t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T GAO-07-989T Child care programs Comparative analysis Employee training Employees Employment assistance programs Family leave Fringe benefits Labor force Parents Policy evaluation Women Testimony A70765 Increasing retirements and declining fertility rates, among other factors, could affect the labor force growth in many developed countries. To maintain the size and productivity of the labor force, many governments and employers have introduced strategies to keep workers who face greater challenges in maintaining jobs and incomes, such as women and low-skilled workers, in the workforce. This testimony discusses our work on (1) describing the policies and practices implemented in other developed countries that may help women and low-wage/low-skilled workers enter and remain in the labor force, (2) examining the change in the targeted groups' employment following the implementation of the policies and practices, and (3) identifying the factors that affect employees' use of workplace benefits and the resulting workplace implications. The testimony is based on a report we are issuing today (GAO-07-817). For that report, we conducted an extensive review of workforce flexibility and training strategies in a range of developed countries and site visits to selected countries. Our reviews were limited to materials available in English. We identified relevant national policies in the U.S., but did not determine whether other countries' strategies could be implemented here. The report made no recommendations. The Department of Labor provided technical comments; the Department of State had no comments on the draft report. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T.pdf GAO-07-989T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-989T Testimony GAO-07-989T; Women and Low-Skilled Workers: Efforts in Other Countries to Help These Workers Enter and Remain in the Workforce; Child care programs Comparative analysis Employee training Employees Employment assistance programs Family leave Fringe benefits Labor force Parents Policy evaluation Women