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New blog post: Anna Hebel writes about the division of labor in families for housework and childcare in the pandemic


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Anna Hebel: Kind, Küche oder Konferenz? – Veränderungen der Erwerbssituation durch die Corona-Pandemie und ihre Auswirkung auf die Arbeitsteilung im Haushalt und bei der Kinderbetreuung

The Corona pandemic has greatly changed the daily lives of people and especially families. The pandemic has had a strong impact on the employment situation through home office arrangements or changes in working hours. These changes have a strong impact on the division of labor in families for housework and childcare. Some increase the man’s share of housework and childcare and others further increase the woman’s share.

DOI: 10.34879/gesisblog.2021.53