Autori: Corsini, Lorenzo, Martelli, Irene, Brunetti, Irene
Titolo: Covid-19 and Women's Attitude to Work: Commitment, Effectivity, and Participation
Periodico: Economia e lavoro
Anno: 2022 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 125 - Pagina finale: 142

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown on the attitude and capability of women towards work and on their labour force participation. The empirical analysis is based on a case study that uses an online survey on working conditions of women before, during, and after the lockdown in Tuscany and on their post-lockdown perspectives. By applying the Item Response Theory (IRT) model, we estimate a latent measure that captures women’s sense of commitment to their jobs. Results suggest a predictable worsening in women’s working conditions and perspectives. However, this worsening was not symmetric among women. The lockdown was particularly detrimental to women: (i) working in the private sector; (ii) in the younger age class (below 35); and (iii) without tertiary education. These findings point to a severe risk of a withdrawal of women in terms of labour force participation, and suggest the need for policy to support categories particularly exposed to this risk.




SICI: 0012-978X(2022)3<125:CAWATW>2.0.ZU;2-Y
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