Research project How have policies influenced changes in everyday life one year after the coronavirus outbreak?
How have policies influenced changes in everyday life one year after the coronavirus outbreak? Cross-national analysis of parents’ experiences with employment, work and care
COVID-19 quickly changed working conditions and caregiving responsibilities for parents worldwide. However, the persistence of such changes and their long-term implications are not yet fully known. Social policies vary considerably across countries – as did short-term disease containment measures – and can affect work-life reconciliation, labor market outcomes and family economic security.
Using a unique survey, the research collects data from parents of young children living in Canada, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and the United States. The research examines relationships between family-supportive policies, disease containment measures, and (1) stability in family and employment situations, (2) divisions of paid and unpaid labor between couples, and (3) variation in experiences by single- and coupled-parents and other characteristics, such as gender, earnings, and occupation. Analysis compares data both cross-nationally and within countries.
Project members
Project managers
Cassandra Engeman
Research fellow
Members
Ann-Zofie Duvander
Professor of Demography
Andrea Doucet
Researcher
Sylvia Fuller
Professor
Thordis Reimer
Research Associate
Daniele Vignoli
Professor
Raffaele Guetto
Associate professor
Gayle Kaufman
Professor
Shirley Gatenio Gabel
Professor
Tsegachew Degu
P.h.D. candidate