Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/247150 
Title (translated): 
Läuft bei Müttern: Zur Entwicklung der Geschlechterunterschiede in der Arbeitszeit während der Anfangsphase der COVID-19-Pandemie
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Family Research [ISSN:] 2699-2337 [Issue:] Early View [Publisher:] University of Bamberg [Place:] Bamberg [Year:] 2021
Publisher: 
University of Bamberg, Bamberg
Abstract: 
In this project, we study employment respective working hours of men and women with and without children in the early phase of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany. We go beyond previous research as our observations period goes beyond the lockdown in Spring until August 2020. We use a unique panel dataset containing monthly survey data of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB-HOPP) combined with administrative data of the German Federal Employment Agency. We observe a comparable reduction in working hours for both men and women during the spring lockdown. However, only the working hours of women recover and return to their pre-crisis level in summer 2020. Most surprisingly, having children has an accelerating effect on recovery for mothers but not for fathers. At the end of the observation period, fathers do not recover as fully as mothers do. These results challenge concerns about a temporary or possibly persistent ‘re-traditionalisation’ of gender roles during the COVID-19 crisis.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
gender
employment
work
family
JEL: 
J16
J13
J18
J22
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version
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