2023
DOI: 10.7758/rsf.2023.9.3.06
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Remote Schooling and Mothers’ Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race, Education, and Marital Status

Abstract: Public schools in the United States saw unprecedented reductions to in-person instruction during the 2020-2021 school year. Using the Elementary School Operating Status database, the American Community Survey, and the Current Population Survey, we show remote instruction was associated with reduced employment among mothers compared with fathers and women without children. The gender gap in employment between mothers and fathers grew as much as 5 percentage points in areas with remote instruction. Compared to w… Show more

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“…Our study is not without limitations. Our focus on different-sex, dual-earner, married parents allows us to assess the impact of relative earnings, but we know that single mothers were particularly vulnerable to employment exits (Hertz et al, 2020;Landivar et al, 2023), declines in income (Kent, 2021), and increased poverty (Fins, 2020) during the pandemic. Thus, a comparison of the outcomes across these groups would be valuable, especially over time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Our study is not without limitations. Our focus on different-sex, dual-earner, married parents allows us to assess the impact of relative earnings, but we know that single mothers were particularly vulnerable to employment exits (Hertz et al, 2020;Landivar et al, 2023), declines in income (Kent, 2021), and increased poverty (Fins, 2020) during the pandemic. Thus, a comparison of the outcomes across these groups would be valuable, especially over time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Second, we find that telecommuting proved a critical resource for maternal employment, meaning those without access to telecommuting benefits likely experienced more harm to their employment, further widening inequality between mothers with access to generous workplace resources and those without. Finally, robust evidence is mounting to show that the pandemic was more detrimental to mothers, particularly those with fewer resources and lower educational attainment (Landivar, 2023;Landivar et al, 2023). A full recovery for less resourced and advantaged mothers will be supported by availability of reliable, safe, and affordable childcare infrastructure (childcare and schools) and well-resourced employment options Scarborough et al, 2021).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%