Social inequalities widened in France during the confinement. During these two months of strict travel restrictions, the poorest social classes are also those who suffered the most from this period, notes INSEE in a study published on Friday, with a greater loss of income, and more poorly managing children's school monitoring. And within the households, it was women who were the most impacted, in particular because of the greater care of their children.
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Between homework, meals and games, in total, 83% of mothers spent more than four hours a day in their offspring against 57% of men, said this study. And for those who could not benefit from a special leave of absence for child care, it was necessary to ensure the famous "double day", professional and domestic. Almost one in two women is affected.
Mothers quit working more often than men
More worryingly, just over 20% of mothers had to give up working to babysit, almost twice as many as fathers (12%).
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On the other hand, if the two sexes have not lived the same conditions of confinement, couples are doing better than single people, despite the inequalities within the households. "The fact of declaring having found confinement painful is more frequent among single people (31%) (...) than among couples with children (24%) or without children (24%)", notes INSEE.