Who was more likely to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic? A gender perspective in Switzerland
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Authors
Baruffini M.,
Rossi F. M.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2024
Language
English
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a significant impact on people’s lives, both in terms of health and socioeconomic aspects. The pandemic has led to a shift in the work environment, with a massive increase in the number of people working from home due to movement restrictions. In this study, we analyse data from two waves (2019 and 2020) of the Swiss Labour Force Survey to investigate the prevalence of working from home in Switzerland before and during the pandemic. The study has two aims: to identify the characteristics of Swiss teleworkers during the pandemic and to determine if there is a gender gap in working from home. The findings reveal that highly educated workers with children in high-level occupations are more likely to telework. However, there is a gender gap in teleworking in some sectors, since part-time workers, who are mostly women (74 percent), are less likely to work from home than full-time workers.
Journal
Regional Studies, Regional Science
Start page number
236
End page number
254
Creative commons
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
Keywords
COVID-19; teleworking; working from home; gender; Switzerland; labour force survey
