new study indicates some Canadian mothers have taken on the equivalent of nearly two full-time jobs providing child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Using data from COVID19monitor.org, McMaster University researchers tracked the time thousands of Canadian parents spent caring for children before and during the pandemic.
Want a full economic recovery? Childcare is critical, report says While both fathers and mothers clocked more time parenting, mothers took on the bulk of caregiving.“The observations are nothing short of — perhaps shocking,” said Clifton van der Linden, McMaster University political science professor and the founder of Vox Pop Labs, which is carrying out the COVID-19 Monitor.In April and June, the researchers surveyed.