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Gender differences in couples’ division of childcare, work and mental health during COVID-19

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Zamarro, Gema, Prados, María J.·2021·Review of Economics of the Household
DOI 10.1007/s11150-020-09534-7
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The current COVID-19 crisis, with its associated school and daycare closures as well as social-distancing requirements, has the potential to magnify gender differences both in terms of childcare arrangements within the household and at work. We use data from a nationally representative sample of the United States from the Understanding Coronavirus in America tracking survey to understand gender differences within households on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. We study how fathers and mothers are coping with this crisis in terms of childcare provision, employment, working arrangements, and psychological distress levels. We find that women have carried a heavier load than men in the provision of childcare during the COVID-19 crisis, even while still working. Mothers’ current working situations appear to have a limited influence on their provision of childcare. This division of childcare is, however, associated with a reduction in working hours and an increased probability of transitioning out of employment for working mothers. Finally, we observe a small but new gap in psychological distress that emerged between mothers and women without school-age children in the household in early April. This new gap appears to be driven by higher levels of psychological distress reported by mothers of elementary school-age and younger children.

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Authors
Zamarro, G., & Prados, M. J.
Venue
Review of Economics of the Household
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021-01-16
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
11-40
ISSN
  • 1569-5239 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-7152
DOI
10.1007/s11150-020-09534-7
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journal article
Language
en
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Zamarro, G., & Prados, M. J. (2021). Gender differences in couples’ division of childcare, work and mental health during COVID-19. Review of Economics of the Household. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-020-09534-7

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