Home » HR practices » Diversity » Great Britain: gender pay gap improvement threatened by the coronavirus (study) Great Britain: gender pay gap improvement threatened by the coronavirus (study) On 27 May, the highly respected Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) expressed concern that pressure on working mothers (employees) during lockdown could halt progress in reducing the gender pay gap. Throughout the crisis, mothers have significantly reduced their working hours to take care of their children and undertake household chores and in most cases are doing both at the same time. The IFS is warning both that this situation could perpetuate after the health crisis, and that mothers are also more likely to be laid off during the pandemic. Through . Published on 28 May 2020 à 14h11 - Update on 28 May 2020 à 14h11 Resources Results of the online study of 3,500 parents conducted between 29 April and 15 May, called ‘How are mothers and fathers balancing work and family under lockdown?’ show that UK mothers are one and a half times more likely to be laid off during lockdown than fathers and that they are also 14% more likely to be furloughed.… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels