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Caregiving in crisis: Gender inequality in paid and unpaid work during COVID-19 [1]

Author: 
Frey, V., Alajääskö, L.
Source: 
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: 
Report
Publication Date: 
13 Dec 2021
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Excerpted from abstract

The recession shadowing the COVID-19 pandemic has been frequently characterised as a “shecession,” implying disproportionately negative effects for women. Yet the crisis might more accurately be called a “momcession,” as women’s work losses were driven in large part by the outcomes of mothers specifically. The OECD’s 2020 Risks that Matter survey presents cross-national evidence that when schools and childcare facilities shut down, mothers took on the brunt of additional unpaid care work – and, correspondingly, they experienced labour market penalties and stress. These findings serve as another reminder that governments must consider inequalities in unpaid work and take a gender-sensitive approach when building their policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis.

Region: 
International [4]
Tags: 
gender inequity [5]
unpaid care work [6]
child care [7]

Source URL (modified on 15 Dec 2021):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/12/caregiving-crisis-gender-inequality-paid-and-unpaid-work

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[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/12/caregiving-crisis-gender-inequality-paid-and-unpaid-work [2] https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/caregiving-in-crisis-gender-inequality-in-paid-and-unpaid-work-during-covid-19-3555d164/ [3] https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=1122_1122019-pxf57r6v6k&title=Caregiving-in-crisis-Gender-inequality-in-paid-and-unpaid-work-during-COVID-19 [4] https://childcarecanada.org/category/region/international [5] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/gender-inequity [6] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/8987 [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/child-care