Caracterização do mercado de trabalho brasileiro durante a pandemia de covid-19

Abstract

The measures to contain the coronavirus, indicated by health organizations, and implemented by governments around the world, gave rise to some specific and lasting consequences on the economy and people's way of life. The act of closing schools and day care centers had a great impact on daily life, requiring parents to reduce their workloads, and even take time off work to dedicate themselves to caring for their children and other family members. In order to understand the effects that the pandemic had on the Brazilian labor market, especially on women, a descriptive analysis of the PNAD COVID19 data was made. The results obtained indicate that: (i) men were the majority among employees on leave; (ii) women were the majority of workers who joined remote work, and of those who stopped working to take care of family members or household chores.