Gender differences in housework and childcare among Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Occup Health
; 64(1): e12339, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1913742
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Although gender stereotypes regarding paid work and unpaid work are changing, most wives are responsible for taking care of the family and home in Japan. It is unclear how time spent on housework and childcare has changed between working men and women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. The purpose of this study is to investigate how working men and women's responsibilities for housework and childcare changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan depending on work hours, job type, the number of employees in the workplace, and frequency of telecommuting.METHODS:
A cross-sectional analysis (N = 14,454) was conducted using data from an Internet monitoring study (CORoNa Work Project), which was conducted in December 2020. A multilevel logistic model with nested prefectures of residence was conducted to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for change in time devoted to housework and childcare among men and women adjusting for age, household income, presence of spouse who work, work hours, job type, the number of employees in the workplace, frequency of telecommuting, and the incidence rate of COVID-19 by prefecture.RESULTS:
More women tended to perceive that their time of housework and/or childcare had been changed (increased housework OR 1.92, 95% CI [1.71-2.16], P < .001; decreased workhours 1.66 (1.25-2.19), P < .001 increased childcare OR 1.58, 95% CI [1.29-1.92], P < .001; decreased childcare 1.11 (0.62-2.00), P = .719).CONCLUSIONS:
The time spent by women on housework and childcare changed significantly compared to men during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Care
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Health
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1348-9585.12339
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