Episode 18. School Re-openings, Childcare Arrangements, and Labor Outcomes During COVID-19.

In this episode of the Policy Implications Podcast together with prof. Gema Zamarro from University of Arkansas we discuss the gender gap in childcare responsibilities and its effect on parent’s employment status during the pandemics. Also, we talk about the ways to promote more equal childcare arrangements within the family and how firms can support their female employees with kids. 

Guest: prof. Gema Zamarro - University of Arkansas.

More details about the paper discussed in this episode can be found here: https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f158594.pdf