Use of short-time working scheme during the Covid-19 crisis in France A gender-based empirical analysis

Short-time working scheme is a flagship measure promoted by the French authorities to fight against the repercussions for employment of the Covid-19 crisis. With original survey data, this research questions gender aspects of using short-time working scheme during the health crisis in France. Overall, we find that men and women are linked to short-time working in a similar way. Nevertheless, some weak differences are also highlighted by our study. In particular, women with children were more likely to be on short-time working, as, in France, short-time working schemes have also compensated for childcare situations. Longer-run economic consequences should be considered in future research, as our survey shows that women and men on short-time working are not prepared to make the same concessions to keep their jobs.