Employment loss

Women with school-age children experienced higher rates of employment loss during the COVID-19 pandemic due to increased responsibilities faced by mothers, including those related to remote learning support for their children due to school closures. These findings are highlighted in a Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) webinar led by former PIDS research fellow Dr. Ma. Christina Epetia in a study titled ‘School Closures and Parental Labor Supply’. The study reveals that school closures significantly intensified parental burdens.