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Neither backlash nor convergence: dynamics of intra-couple childcare division during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany 既不反弹，也不趋同:新冠肺炎大流行期间德国夫妻之间育儿分工的动态

Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Journal for Labour Market Research

Pub Date : 2023-09-12 DOI: 10.1186/s12651-023-00353-8

Christina Boll, Dana Müller, Simone Schüller

Abstract Using unique (bi)monthly panel data (IAB-HOPP) covering the immediate postlockdown period from June to August 2020, as well as the subsequent period up until the second lockdown in January/February 2021, we investigate opposing claims of widening/closing the gender gap in parental childcare during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany. We consider prepandemic division as a reference point and provide dynamics rather than snapshots. Our results suggest a slight initial shift toward a more egalitarian division that, however, faded out in subsequent months. Starting from a fairly “traditional” prepandemic childcare division, the lockdown stimulus was not nearly strong enough to level the playing field. Subgroup analysis differentiating between individual lockdown-specific work arrangements shows that the drivers of the observed shift were mothers with relatively intense labor market participation who cannot work from home. Fathers’ work arrangement instead did not play a significant role. We conclude that the shift emerged out of necessity rather than opportunity, which makes it likely to fade once the necessity vanishes. Further, a shift is observed only if fathers were to some extent involved in childcare prepandemic, which points to the crucial role of initial conditions.

利用覆盖2020年6月至8月封市后以及随后直到2021年1月/ 2月第二次封市期间的唯一(双)月度面板数据(ab - hopp)，我们调查了在德国Covid-19大流行期间扩大/缩小父母育儿方面性别差距的对立说法。我们将大流行前的划分视为参考点，并提供动态而非快照。我们的研究结果表明，最初出现了向更平等的划分的轻微转变，然而，在随后的几个月里，这种转变逐渐消失。从一个相当“传统”的流行病前儿童保育部门开始，封锁刺激措施远不足以创造公平的竞争环境。区分个别封锁具体工作安排的亚组分析表明，观察到的转变的驱动因素是劳动力市场参与度相对较高、无法在家工作的母亲。相反，父亲的工作安排并没有发挥重要作用。我们得出的结论是，这种转变是出于必要性而不是机遇，这使得它很可能在必要性消失后消失。此外，只有在父亲在某种程度上参与大流行前的儿童保育时，才会观察到这种转变，这表明初始条件的关键作用。

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