Authors: Anna Kurowska, Agnieszka Kasperska, Gayle Kaufman. Published in: Journal of Family issues
The new normal of working from home (WFH) brought by the COVID-19 pandemic enabled parents to manage increased childcare demands while working remotely. Using multi-country data from the Familydemic Harmonized Dataset (n = 9364), this study examines how WFH was related to perceived changes in work–life balance (WLB) among mothers and fathers, considering the moderating role of childcare- and work-related demands. Overall, WFH was positively associated with improved WLB, regardless of partnership status. However, this relationship weakened for mothers whose children were out of formal childcare for over a month and when they increased their working hours. Furthermore, we found that fathers who extended their working hours while WFH were more likely to report worsened WLB than those working in the office. These findings, though based on mid-2021 data, remain relevant post-pandemic as parents continue to navigate the challenges of WFH, childcare, and demanding work schedules.
Working from home during COVID-19 pandemic and changes to fertility intentions
Authors: Anna Kurowska, Anna Matysiak, Beata Osiewalska The Covid-19 pandemic and related massive spread of home based work led to substantial changes in the conditions for combining work and childbearing. On the one hand, working from home helped parents to...
Covid-19 as an Engine of Family Reshuffling. Gender Equality and Relationship Quality during the Pandemic (Working Paper based on Familydemic survey conducted in Italy)
Authors: Daniele Vignoli, Raffaele Guetto, Daniela Bellani The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are not limited solely to health and economics; couples’relationships are also affected. There is, though, insufficient evidence as to how families are...
