According to a survey in Australia, around 23 percent of mothers working from home are actively taking care of their children while around 15 percent of fathers working from home are actively taking care of their children in 2020.
Share of people using different types of childcare while working from home due to COVID pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by gender of parent
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Sometimes active or passive
Not active or passive - someone else caring
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (June 17, 2021). Share of people using different types of childcare while working from home due to COVID pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by gender of parent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247612/australia-types-of-childcare-used-while-working-from-home-by-age-of-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Share of people using different types of childcare while working from home due to COVID pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by gender of parent." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247612/australia-types-of-childcare-used-while-working-from-home-by-age-of-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2021). Share of people using different types of childcare while working from home due to COVID pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by gender of parent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247612/australia-types-of-childcare-used-while-working-from-home-by-age-of-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Share of People Using Different Types of Childcare While Working from Home Due to Covid Pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by Gender of Parent." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247612/australia-types-of-childcare-used-while-working-from-home-by-age-of-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Share of people using different types of childcare while working from home due to COVID pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by gender of parent Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247612/australia-types-of-childcare-used-while-working-from-home-by-age-of-child/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people using different types of childcare while working from home due to COVID pandemic in Australia as of December 2020, by gender of parent [Graph], Australian Institute of Family Studies, June 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247612/australia-types-of-childcare-used-while-working-from-home-by-age-of-child/