The Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development at the University of Zurich has conducted a study to examine how external childcare influences the development of children into young adulthood. The analyzed data were collected ...
Social Sciences
Mar 09, 2022
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According to mothers' experiences, the daily life during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown in the spring of 2020 blurred the boundaries between work and family responsibilities and roles. In families where the division ...
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2021
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Childcare must be prioritized in future pandemic response plans to address gender inequality, quality of care and burnout, according to a Simon Fraser University researcher who tracked the lived experiences of childcare educators ...
Social Sciences
Nov 02, 2021
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During the height of the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, women spent more time on unpaid housework and childcare than men, were more likely to reduce working hours, and reported higher levels of psychological distress, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic was heralded as an opportunity to restart gender expectations at home. Our research shows Australian fathers have stepped into more participatory roles, but the question remains: will it last?
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2021
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New research carried out by a team of researchers from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the University of Surrey, the University of Birmingham, Frontier Economics and Coram Family and Childcare, analyzed how childcare providers' ...
Economics & Business
Sep 11, 2020
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School closures, massive rates of job loss and furloughing, and a shift to working from home are all affecting how parents spend their time, and how mothers and fathers divide responsibilities for paid work, housework and ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2020
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As states and cities design policies meant to "re-open" the economy, strategies for childcare arrangements should rank as an important consideration. Even if residents are able to return to their workplaces, much of the U.S. ...
Social Sciences
May 05, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid bare how little we normally pay for "women's work."
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2020
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In the UK, women with children are less likely to be in paid work than men who have children or women who don't have a family. While some of this difference is down to personal choice, there is concern that the availability ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2019
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