The hidden cost: How childcare increased gender disparities in Colombia's labor market after the pandemic

dc.contributorBecerra Camargo, Oscar Reinaldo
dc.contributorChaparro, Juan Camilo
dc.contributorHurtado Prieto, Jimena
dc.creatorAgudelo Torres, Natalia Alejandra
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-04T19:52:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-07T00:20:23Z
dc.date.available2023-08-04T19:52:10Z
dc.date.available2023-09-07T00:20:23Z
dc.date.created2023-08-04T19:52:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-02
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1992/69273
dc.identifierinstname:Universidad de los Andes
dc.identifierreponame:Repositorio Institucional Séneca
dc.identifierrepourl:https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8727311
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market in Colombia, with a focus on the effect of the closure of schools and care centers. Using an event study approach, the research explores differences in pandemic effects on labor market indicators between households with high childcare demand and those with less and the differential effects on female and male household heads or spouses. Results suggest that women in treated households experienced significant reductions in their labor force participation rate until the first quarter of 2021, and increases in the hours dedicated to childcare. Whereas men in the same type of household were not affected. The persistence of these effects indicates that limited access to care centers and schools disproportionately affected women, even within the most affected households. These results shed light on the gendered impacts of the pandemic and the role of having a child in labor decisions and can inform policies aimed at reducing the gender gap in the labor market in the face of economic shocks.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de los Andes
dc.publisherMaestría en Economía
dc.publisherFacultad de Economía
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dc.titleThe hidden cost: How childcare increased gender disparities in Colombia's labor market after the pandemic
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