COVID-19 and Gender Gaps in Employment, Wages, and Work Hours: Lower Inequalities and Higher Motherhood Penalty

This paper investigates the dynamics and drivers of gender gaps in employment rates, wages, and work hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, relying on Estonian Labor Force Survey data for 2009–2020. We document that the pandemic has, if anything, reduced gender inequality in all three domains. The evol...

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Autor principal: Tverdostup, Maryna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Palgrave Macmillan UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9366806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35971561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41294-022-00198-z
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Sumario:This paper investigates the dynamics and drivers of gender gaps in employment rates, wages, and work hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, relying on Estonian Labor Force Survey data for 2009–2020. We document that the pandemic has, if anything, reduced gender inequality in all three domains. The evolution of inequalities revealed cyclical pattern mirroring infection rate, with upswings largely driven by parenthood and gender segregation into industries. The results suggest that labor market penalties for women with young children and women employed in affected sectors may last longer than the pandemic, threatening to widen gender inequality in a long run. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1057/s41294-022-00198-z.

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