Abstract
In our study, we examine how the labour market status of women with young children changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Daycare for children was interrupted several times during the pandemic, and parents had to stay at home with their children during the closures, which put a heavy burden on families, especially mothers. The focus of our study is the labour market activity and employment of mothers with children aged 6-11 at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on our estimates, the probability of leaving the labour market among mothers with young children increased by 4.9 percentage points compared to the rest of society after the closure of public education institutions. The labour market situation of mothers with small children was much worse not only during the COVID pandemic, but in the longer term, even at the end of 2023, compared to a normal, pandemic-free period.
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