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Title: Work-Care Balance Over the Day and the Gender Wage Gap

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211021

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Abstract: We focus on the timing of labor supplied during the day and its interaction with home care responsibilities. Using the American Time Use Survey, we measure the incidence of household care activities between 8 AM and 5 PM (the prime time of the day). Women experience more work interruptions during that time. These work interruptions imply wages that are about 9 percent lower. This result is consistent with occupations offering more flexibility but also a lower wage. We offer suggestive evidence that missing work due to household demands has a larger penalty in occupations with more coordinated work schedules.

Url: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20211021

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Authors: Cubas, German; Juhn, Chinhui; Silos, Pedro

Periodical (Full): AEA Papers and Proceedings

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Volume: 111

Pages: 149-153

Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Gender, Work, Family, and Time

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