abstract: 'The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 disrupted the lives of

  millions of US families, with rising unemployment and initial lockdowns

  forcing nationwide school and daycare closures. These abrupt changes

  impacted women in particular, shifting how families navigated roles.

  Even pre-pandemic, US women were responsible for the majority of

  household labor and childcare, and daughters bore greater chore

  responsibility than sons. We surveyed 280 families early in the pandemic

  (Spring 2020) and another 199 families more than a year later (Summer

  2021) about pre-pandemic versus current work-family conflict (WFC),

  division of labor and schooling, and children''s daily activities. Early

  on, mothers reported increased WFC (especially family impacting work),

  mothers assumed primary responsibility for children''s education at home,

  and daughters spent more time doing chores and educating siblings. One

  year in, WFC remained high but mother''s stress was lower, parents

  reported working less from home, and children largely returned to

  face-to-face schooling. Yet, children, especially daughters, actually

  spent more time caring for siblings than early in the pandemic, though

  less time on chores overall. We conclude that policies that support

  families such as paid family leave and subsidized childcare are needed

  to right the gender inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic.'
affiliation: 'Coyle, EF (Corresponding Author), St Martins Univ, 5000 Abbey Way SE,
  Lacey, WA 98503 USA.

  Coyle, Emily F.; Baker, Konner; Fredrickson, Craig N., St Martins Univ, Dept Psychol,
  Lacey, WA 98503 USA.

  Fulcher, Megan, Washington \& Lee Univ, Dept Cognit \& Behav Sci, Lexington, VA
  USA.

  Coyle, Emily F., St Martins Univ, 5000 Abbey Way SE, Lacey, WA 98503 USA.'
author: Coyle, Emily F. and Fulcher, Megan and Baker, Konner and Fredrickson, Craig
  N.
author-email: ECoyle@stmartin.edu
author_list:
- family: Coyle
  given: Emily F.
- family: Fulcher
  given: Megan
- family: Baker
  given: Konner
- family: Fredrickson
  given: Craig N.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/josi.12589
earlyaccessdate: JUL 2023
eissn: 1540-4560
files: []
issn: 0022-4537
journal: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
keywords-plus: 'SUBSIDIZED CHILD-CARE; ADULTS EXPECTATIONS; MATERNITY LEAVE; HOUSEHOLD;

  EQUALITY'
language: English
month: 2023 JUL 21
number-of-cited-references: '70'
orcid-numbers: Coyle, Emily/0000-0001-8533-4920
papis_id: 0bd28af64704acc136623f0c6091336a
ref: Coyle2023familiesquarantine
times-cited: '1'
title: 'Families in quarantine: COVID-19 pandemic effects on the work and home lives
  of women and their daughters'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:001030137100001
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
web-of-science-categories: Social Issues; Psychology, Social
year: '2023'