The COVID‐19 pandemic has dramatically affected employment, particularly for mothers.
Many believe that the loss of childcare and homeschooling requirements are key …

Given the unprecedented disruptions to both work and family life brought about by the
pandemic, a large and rapidly growing body of social sciences research has emerged to …

Research on elites experienced a resurgence in sociology over a decade ago, but this work
was largely gender neutral. Recently, a body of work on elite women and gender dynamics …

In Western societies, most married working employees are now part of a dual-earner couple,
meaning both people are engaged in the paid workforce to some extent. Such arrangements …

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended in-person public education across the United States,
a critical infrastructure of care that parents—especially mothers—depend on to work. To …

Economic and social disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic have important implications for
gender and class inequality. Drawing on Statistics Canada's monthly Labour Force Survey …

The COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and childcare centers across the US, forcing many
parents to care for children at home. While parents generally enjoy time with children and …

Objective: We examine how disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are creating
conflicts for couples with young children. Background: National polls suggest that COVID-19 …

This article explores why an increasing number of Swedish mothers are becoming
entrepreneurs; this choice appears counterintuitive given the prevailing social welfare …

The sharp decline in employment after the COVID-19 lockdown was not uniformly felt across
demographic groups. Utilizing the 2017 to 2020 monthly Current Population Survey and …