Remote Schooling and Mothers’ Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Race, Education, and Marital Status

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:RSF : Russell Sage Foundation journal of the social sciences 2023-05, Vol.9 (3), p.134-158
Hauptverfasser: LANDIVAR, LIANA CHRISTIN, SCARBOROUGH, WILLIAM J., RUPPANNER, LEAH, COLLINS, CAITLYN M., ROUSE, LLOYD
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Zusammenfassung: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 women without children, mothers’ employment fell by as much as 2 percentage points under remote schooling. Employment disparities among mothers deepened by race, educational attainment, and marital status. We show employment disparities endured through spring 2021, even as many school districts returned to in-person instruction.
ISSN:2377-8253
2377-8261
DOI:10.7758/RSF.2023.9.3.06