Covid ‐19 job loss and re‐employment among partnered parents
Gender and educational variations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7857403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Y Qian (0000-0003-2120-5403, Department of Sociology University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada, corresponding author), Rebecca Glauber (0000-0003-2397-576X, Department of Sociology University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USA), J E Yavorsky (0000-0002-8480-5871, Department of Sociology University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1138-1152 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jomf.12927 |
| OpenAlex | W4382775717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 59 |
Objective This study examines the re‐employment prospects and short‐term career consequences for mothers and fathers who lost their jobs during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Background The pandemic recession has been dubbed a “shecession,” but few studies have explored whether mothers paid a higher or lower price upon labor market re‐entry than fathers. Method This study draws on March 2020–December 2022 Current Population Survey data and focuses on partnered parents with children under age 13 in the household. Exploiting four‐month panels, we use multi‐level discrete‐time event history models to predict re‐employment and linear regression models to predict job‐level wage upon re‐employment, while controlling for a wide array of factors. Results Partnered fathers were more likely than partnered mothers to find re‐employment during the pandemic. The gender gap in re‐employment was concentrated only among parents without a bachelor's degree and persisted when all controls were held constant. Moreover, upon re‐employment, fathers had higher job‐level wages than mothers, which was consistent across educational levels. Even with the same job‐level wage before labor market exit, mothers were penalized on re‐entry relative to fathers and this penalty was rooted in gendered job segregation. Conclusion This study extends previous research by analyzing re‐employment and a critical material outcome for parents (i.e., job‐level wage upon re‐employment) during the entire pandemic, including the “new normal” (late 2022). The results reveal the intersectional inequalities in family and work: Compared to fathers, mothers, particularly less‐educated mothers, paid a higher price for their time out of work during the pandemic
Bachelor · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Recession · Sociology · Unemployment · Wage · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |