Moms, Not Dads, Lose Time to Work During Pandemic – By Sarah Savat (Futurity) / July 25 2020
The pandemic has worsened the gender gap among dual-earner parents. Moms have less time to work, but dads tend to clock a full 40-hour week.
There’s early evidence that the pandemic has exacerbated—not improved—the gender gap in work hours, which could have enduring consequences for mothers who work outside the home.
“Our findings indicate mothers are bearing the brunt of the pandemic and may face long-term employment penalties as a consequence,” says Caitlyn Collins, assistant professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis and coauthor of the study.
Between March and April, mothers’ work hours fell four to five times as much as fathers’ did, according to the study in Gender, Work and Organization.
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