The pandemic could mean a new way of working that will enable everyone to more fairly combine work and care long-term.
Research we’ve done at New America’s Better Life Lab suggests that the experience of, and makes them more likely to identify as caregivers and more willing to push against the ideal worker status quo at work in order to give care. By pushing more men into caregiving, the pandemic has also helped them see it as an important part of their identity. And they want to keep doing it.
Victor Aragon, who works in customer service, is one of those dads who feels closer to his family because of the pandemic. “I used to text my wife on the train ride home, asking how everyone’s day was. Now I am part of that day. And I love that. Instead of the kids meeting me at the door to welcome me home from work, I can be there to greet them home from school and listen to their stories. I have snacks ready, water bottles filled.
Instead, Tyler was forced to drop his daughter at a day care set up for essential workers. “She didn’t understand why she had to go to day care when her friends could stay home. That broke my heart.”At the end of 2021, Tyler started looking for remote or hybrid positions that would allow him greater flexibility, but they all required a bachelor’s degree. So in January 2022, Tyler enrolled in school.
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