01788cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021541 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513571157 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL COVID-19 She-Cession : The Employment Penalty of Taking Care of Young Children. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures to contain the virus have caused severe disruptions to labor supply and demand worldwide. Understanding who is bearing the burden of the crisis and what drives it is crucial for designing policies going forward. Using the U.S. monthly Current Population Survey data, this paper analyzes differences in employment responses between men and women. The main finding is that less educated women with young children were the most adversely affected during the first nine months of the crisis.The loss of employment of women with young children due to the burden of additional childcare is estimated to account for 45 percent of the increase in the employment gender gap, and to reduce total output by 0.36 percent between April and November 2020. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/058 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/058/001.2021.issue-058-en.xml IMF e-Library