163710 20260505135412.0 doi 10.1007/s11150-025-09809-x sideral 145812 ART-2025-145812 eng Marcén, Miriam Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1944-4790 The gender gap in working from home after the onset of COVID-19 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study examines changes in the gender gap in the take up and intensity of working from home following the unexpected onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we find that working from home became more prevalent among women than men, thus widening the gender gap. Job characteristics played a crucial role in this trend, particularly among private sector workers. The gender gap widened most significantly among young, highly educated individuals and those living with dependents. Moreover, our results suggest that social distancing measures increased working from home time for men but did not have the same effect on women. We also extend our analysis to other work-related outcomes, finding that women experienced less favorable outcomes, particularly an increase in unpredictable or non-standard schedules. Overall, this shift in the gender gap is statistically significant over time and remains robust. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-23R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-114354RA-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2023-147822NB-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Morales, Marina Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9957-6613 4000 415 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Análisis Económico Área Fund. Análisis Económico 23 (2025), 1459-1486 Review of Economics of the Household REVIEW OF ECONOMICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD 1569-5239 1069786 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163710/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1265324 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163710/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:163710 articulos driver 2026-05-05-13:52:57 ARTICLE