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November 10, 2025European Sociological ReviewOpen Access

Telecommuting and division of domestic work: the role of gender role attitudes in Germany

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OLOlga LeshchenkoHCHeejung Chung

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Overview

Analysis shows telecommuting influences childcare contributions in Germany, suggesting a potential shift in gender roles.

Key Points

  • Telecommuting impacts domestic work division, notably in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Participants with egalitarian gender attitudes increased their childcare efforts when telecommuting.
  • Analysis utilized hybrid models with data from the German Family Panel covering 2008 to 2021.
  • Promoting egalitarian views on gender roles may enhance telecommuting's equalizing potential.

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Leshchenko et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a24c0ce034ddc357372https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf046
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