Women are more likely to be working a remote or hybrid schedule than men. In recent months, mothers were more likely to be working remotely than women without children.
The most common couple-level work location arrangement is both members of the couple working onsite. The second most common arrangement is for the man to work onsite and the woman to not be working. The third most common arrangement is for the man to work onsite and the woman to be work remotely.
Using individual fixed-effects models, we find strong positive relationships between partners’ decisions to work from home that are consistent with prior research showing that partners arrange their work schedules to maximize their time together.
Using #ATUS time diaries, we show that on #WFH days, fathers ⬆️ time with their partners, both fathers and mothers ⬆️ joint childcare, and fathers ⬆️ solo childcare. Thus, #WFH may have positive implications for marital stability and child development.
We find that own and partner work location arrangements matter for weekly hours worked. For example, men switching to remote from onsite is associated with their working ⬇️ hours unless their partners switch to hybrid from onsite.
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