Tverdostup Maryna
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), University of Tartu, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
Comp Econ Stud. 2022 Aug 11:1-23. doi: 10.1057/s41294-022-00198-z.
This paper investigates the dynamics and drivers of gender gaps in employment rates, wages, and work hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, relying on Estonian Labor Force Survey data for 2009-2020. We document that the pandemic has, if anything, reduced gender inequality in all three domains. The evolution of inequalities revealed cyclical pattern mirroring infection rate, with upswings largely driven by parenthood and gender segregation into industries. The results suggest that labor market penalties for women with young children and women employed in affected sectors may last longer than the pandemic, threatening to widen gender inequality in a long run.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1057/s41294-022-00198-z.
本文利用2009 - 2020年爱沙尼亚劳动力调查数据,研究了新冠疫情期间就业率、工资和工作时长方面的性别差距动态及驱动因素。我们记录到,疫情在这三个领域实际上都减少了性别不平等。不平等的演变呈现出与感染率相似的周期性模式,上升阶段主要由生育和行业性别隔离驱动。结果表明,对有幼儿的女性以及受影响行业就业女性的劳动力市场惩罚可能比疫情持续的时间更长,从长远来看可能会加剧性别不平等。
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