Gender, Parenting, and The Rise of Remote Work During the Pandemic: Implications for Domestic Inequality in the United States

Allison Dunatchik; Kathleen Gerson; Jennifer Glass; Jerry A. Jacobs; Haley Stritzel

doi:10.1177/08912432211001301

Gender, Parenting, and The Rise of Remote Work During the Pandemic: Implications for Domestic Inequality in the United States

Allison Dunatchik, Kathleen Gerson, Jennifer Glass, Jerry A. Jacobs, Haley Stritzel

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Abstract

We examine how the shift to remote work altered responsibilities for domestic labor among partnered couples and single parents. The study draws on data from a nationally representative survey of 2,200 US adults, including 478 partnered parents and 151 single parents, in April 2020. The closing of schools and child care centers significantly increased demands on working parents in the United States, and in many circumstances reinforced an unequal domestic division of labor.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	194-205
Number of pages	12
Journal	Gender and Society
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432211001301
State	Published - Apr 2021

Keywords

COVID-19
Child care
Gender inequality
Housework
Remote employment

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Gender Studies
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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