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Childcare Disruptions and Mothers’ Availability to Work during the Pandemic: Evidence from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking


Abstract: The first article finds that the pandemic disrupted childcare or in-person schooling for nearly 70 percent of parents, with 25 percent of mothers reporting that they did not work or worked less as a result.

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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Part of Series: Consumer & Community Context

Publication Date: 2021-11

Note: Vol. 3, No. 1