Coronavirus: Lockdown increasing the gender wage gap as more women lose their jobs than men
Women are also more likely to take on the additional child care responsibilities and housework.
Mothers who were in paid work before lockdown are 47% more likely than fathers to have permanently lost their jobs or quit, new research suggests.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report also found women have taken on “more housework and childcare than fathers” during lockdown, even if they have the same working arrangements.
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