Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271624 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Expert Brief No. 20-09
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Abstract: 
As the Covid-19 pandemic causes an all-time high share of people to work from home, this disruptive event is likely to have a long-lasting effect on work arrangements. Given existing research on the effects of working from home (WfH) on hours worked and wages, an increased availability of WfH may provide a chance for women to catch up with their male counterparts. Yet, the need to simultaneously care for children during the Covid-19 lockdown may also revive traditional gender roles, potentially counteracting such gains. This expert brief discusses the likely effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on gender gaps in light of recent empirical findings and novel statistics on the heterogeneous structure of work arrangements among couples.
Document Type: 
Research Report

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