Fri, 04 Dec
|78 Murray St
Parents' and Non-parents' in PIAAC: An international phenomenon to think about
With Dr Ivo Ponocny
Time & Location
04 Dec 2020, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm AWST
78 Murray St, 78 Murray St, Perth WA 6000, Australia
About the Event
Based on the OECD’s PIAAC database (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies), differences regarding job-related skills of adults are evaluated regarding the variable having children or not.
An analysis regarding the PIAAC key competencies Literacy, Numeracy, and (IT-related) Problem-Solving revealed marked differences regarding parenthood, which often surpassed gender differences by far, whereby parents, in particular mothers, achieved smaller scores in almost every participating country (out of 33) than the comparison group without children.
Multivariate consideration could explain parts of these differences via sociodemographic variables and the amount of time invested in skill-related activities; however, significant parenthood effects remained in 17 participating countries after controlling for all these variables.
Parental burden seems to influence certain job-related skills in a negative way. If so, then the Covid-19 crisis is expected to aggravate this effect.
Presenter
Dr Ivo Ponocny is a full professor in the Department for Sustainability, Governance, and Methods…