TY - BOOK AU - KING Erika L. AU - MYINT Hla AU - GARDNER Tawney R. AU - MITCHELL Morgan R. AU - BEITZ Kristin A. TI - Gender disparities in active duty air force parents' childcare access: pre-pandemic costs, utilization and career impacts PY - 2023/// KW - MILITARY KW - CHILDCARE KW - DIVERSITY N2 - This exploratory study sought to uncover the military childcare system's pre-pandemic state by analyzing two Air Force (AF) survey datasets-the 2017 AF Community Feedback Tool and 2020 AF Childcare Survey-to examine gender gaps in active duty AF parents' childcare access, cost and utilization, and perceptions of childcare impacts on career progression and retention ER -