Caregiving and being employed: What changed for women and men in the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Abstract

This chapter examines the situation of working-age carer-givers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The following questions are examined: Did the share of employed and non-employed people involved in unpaid care change during the Covid-19 pandemic? How did care-givers' involvement in paid work develop during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic? How high was the share of employed care-givers who made use of statutory leave options? And how did the care-giver burden of employed and non-employed care-givers develop during the pandemic? While answering these questions, gender differences are also considered.