Benefits and Challenges of COVID-19 Induced Telework Across Gender: Policy Lessons for Sustainable Future Telework

Khan, Muhammad Salar

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“…A significantly higher proportion of men than women cited fewer business meetings as an advantage. There are no significant gender differences in the negatives, or challenges, that employees face when working from home [26].…”

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“…Thanks to the data and information from other expert surveys and subsequent analysis, López Peláez et al [25] discovered that remote work is an indicator of greater digitalization and contributes to improving the economic results of companies. Whether the positives and negatives of working from home during a pandemic differed by gender were examined by Khan and Umer [26] through an online questionnaire with 222 respondents from Japan and the United States. After analyzing the answers, they concluded that the advantages include more men than women, money saved for non-commuting, as well as the comfort of home [26].…”

Section: Literary Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whether the positives and negatives of working from home during a pandemic differed by gender were examined by Khan and Umer [26] through an online questionnaire with 222 respondents from Japan and the United States. After analyzing the answers, they concluded that the advantages include more men than women, money saved for non-commuting, as well as the comfort of home [26]. According to Khan and Umer [26], this may be because women with children sometimes must take care of family or housework during working hours.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…After analyzing the answers, they concluded that the advantages include more men than women, money saved for non-commuting, as well as the comfort of home [26]. According to Khan and Umer [26], this may be because women with children sometimes must take care of family or housework during working hours. A significantly higher proportion of men than women cited fewer business meetings as an advantage.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pros and Cons of Home Office during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Moravcova

2022

SHS Web Conf.

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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many changes have taken place, not only in the economic and health sector but also in the labor market. Many workers had to shift to work from home regardless of their previous experience in having a home office, bringing many challenges and possible benefits and drawbacks. The paper aims to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the home office trend during the Covid-19 pandemic and their differences in terms of location through a literature review method, synthesis, and subsequent comparison. The research has shown that the most common benefits of working from home include time flexibility, no need to commute, and a reduced risk of contracting the Covid-19. Better communication and physical health are among the least mentioned and therefore the least frequent benefits of the home office trend. The results show that social isolation, work-life balance, and lack of equipment are the most common disadvantages. The least common cons include issues with performing tasks, back pain, or long meetings. In terms of location, the most common advantages and disadvantages vary considerably. In some cases, however, the differences in terms of location were slight to almost non-existent. The findings indicate that it is not clear whether the home office trend and the transition during the Covid-19 pandemic are positive or negative, as it has both advantages and disadvantages. They vary in terms of location, which may be due to the different development of countries and cultural differences.

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Section: Literary Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%