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    COVID-19 and the gender gap in work hours

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    Collins, C; Landivar, LC; Ruppanner, L; Scarborough, WJ
    Date
    2020-08-04
    Source Title
    Gender, Work and Organization
    Publisher
    WILEY
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Ruppanner, Leah
    Affiliation
    School of Social and Political Sciences
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    Collins, C., Landivar, L. C., Ruppanner, L. & Scarborough, W. J. (2020). COVID-19 and the gender gap in work hours. GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION, https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12506.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/254381
    DOI
    10.1111/gwao.12506
    Open Access URL
    https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7361447?pdf=render
    Abstract
    School and daycare closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have increased caregiving responsibilities for working parents. As a result, many have changed their work hours to meet these growing demands. In this study, we use panel data from the U.S. Current Population Survey to examine changes in mothers' and fathers' work hours from February through April, 2020, the period of time prior to the widespread COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. and through its first peak. Using person-level fixed effects models, we find that mothers with young children have reduced their work hours four to five times more than fathers. Consequently, the gender gap in work hours has grown by 20 to 50 percent. These findings indicate yet another negative consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the challenges it poses to women's work hours and employment.

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