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COVID-19 lockdown hits working mothers harder than fathers
Jun 4, 2020
Lockdown has put pressure on parents’ time around the world. UK mothers are one-and-a-half times more likely than fathers to have either lost their job or quit since the lockdown began, study shows. UK mothers combine paid work with other activities more than fathers do. But while fathers tend to do less, they have also increased their involvement in childcare.
Working mothers in the United Kingdom are faring worse than fathers since lockdown began, a study shows.
Women with children are more likely to have lost their job or have been furloughed , according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The research shows that working mothers’ working hours have fallen more, proportionally, and their work time is interrupted more often by childcare.
Around the world, lockdowns and school closures are putting more pressure on families , with children staying at home and needing to be entertained or educated. While this is putting additional burdens on all family members, the IFS's study shows that, in the UK, mothers are bearing the brunt, and that this could have a long-lasting effect on their prospects.
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