Canadian dads are doing more at home than before the coronavirus pandemic

Authors

Kevin Shafer, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Casey Scheibling, McMaster University
Melissa Milkie, University of Toronto

Keywords

coronavirus, work-life balance, parents, child care, working parents, stay-at-home dads, dads, domestic duties, COVID-19

Abstract

Over the past few months, everyday housework, like cooking and washing dishes, has multiplied and most parents have become responsible for teaching their kids. Given the uneven distribution of these tasks before the pandemic, much of this extra work has fallen squarely on mothers.

Original Publication Citation

Shafer, K., Scheibling, C., & Milkie, M. (2020). “Canadian Dads Are Doing More at Home Than Before the Pandemic.” The Conversation (Canada).

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Shafer, Kevin; Scheibling, Casey; and Milkie, Melissa, "Canadian dads are doing more at home than before the coronavirus pandemic" (2020). Faculty Publications. 4385.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4385

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2020-07-21

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7193

Publisher

The Conversation

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

Copyright Status

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