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2022 Time Use Webinars
Two webinars - October 14 and December 2
Located in Research / Sponsored Events
Sayer research featured in The Atlantic
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Located in News
Person C headerSandra Hofferth, Ph.D.
Located in MPRC People
Article Reference Troff document (with manpage macros)Expensive Childcare and Short School Days = Lower Maternal Employment and More Time in Childcare? Evidence from the American Time Use Survey
This study investigates the relationship between maternal employment and state-to-state differences in childcare cost and mean school day length. Pairing state-level measures with an individual-level sample of prime working-age mothers from the American Time Use Survey (2005–2014; n = 37,993), we assess the multilevel and time-varying effects of childcare  costs  and  school  day  length  on  maternal  full-time  and  part-time  employment  and  childcare  time.  We  find  mothers’ odds of full-time employment are lower and part-time employment higher in states with expensive childcare and shorter school days. Mothers spend more time caring for children in states where childcare is more expensive and as childcare costs increase. Our results suggest that expensive childcare and short school days are important barriers to maternal employment and, for childcare costs, result in greater investments in childcare time. Politicians engaged in national debates about federal childcare policies should look to existing state childcare structures for policy guidance. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023119860277
Located in MPRC People / Liana C. Sayer, Ph.D. / Liana Sayer Publications
Sandra Hofferth interviews Daniel Hamermesh
Comments on work-non-work balance, trends for rich-country time use, and labor market participation changes since 2000
Located in News
Sayer on ride hailing-services
May provide useful service for overworked parents
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Sayer notes on Uber-like services for kids
Safe kids' rides for busy parents
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Pablo Gracia, Trinity College
Children's and Adolescents' Daily Activities in Spain: Do Parental Work Schedules Matter?
Located in Coming Up
Time Use Workshop: Using Time Diary Data to Investigate Intersectional Inequalities in Housework, Carework, and Leisure
Liana Sayer & Sandra Hofferth
Located in Coming Up
Lyn Craig, University of Melbourne
The Great Recession and young people’s employment, education and homemaking: A cohort comparison by gender in Finland, Spain, Taiwan and the USA
Located in Coming Up