COVID‐19 and Inequalities*

Blundell, Richard; Dias, Mónica Costa; Joyce, Robert; Xu, Xiaowei

doi:10.1111/1475-5890.12232

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“…The economic shock, the lockdowns and the severe reduction in the economy changed nearly everyone's daily activities. Some of the newly observed behaviors are likely to be a function of existing inequalities along with various measures of socio-economic status, education, age, gender, ethnicity, and geography (Blundell et al, 2020).As such, it would appear reasonable to investigate the impact of the pandemic on the social, economic, and sociological aspects.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Reizer

Koslowsky

Geffen

2020

Health Care for Women International

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After the COVID-19 virus was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the Israeli government adopted lockdown restrictions to limit its spread. The purpose of the present article is to examine the impact of this disturbing environment on Israeli women. Specifically, we examined whether fear of the virus would impact the women's distress symptoms, selfrated health (SRH), and marital satisfaction. A total of 130 Israeli married women with children completed the survey during the lockdown restrictions period. All participants reported that their children were living with them during the lockdown, and that no one had been infected by the virus. The results indicated that fear of COVID-19 was negatively associated with SRH as well as marital satisfaction, and positively associated with psychological distress. In addition, psychological distress mediated the link between fear of COVID-19 and both SRH and marital satisfaction. To mitigate similar negative consequences in the future, it is suggested that interventions should focus on the way the crisis is presented in the public domain. In addition, further research is recommended to identify the various indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological, physical, and relational aspects among women.

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Section: Limitations and Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Reizer

Koslowsky

Geffen

2020

Health Care for Women International

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“…Campbell (2020) draws an interesting parallel between the solidarity he observed during the COVID-19 crisis and the crisis created by austerity measures in the UK. Blundell et al (2020) have found that COVID-19 has exacerbated inequalitiesrelated to age, gender, ethnicity, and incomein the UK that existed prior to the crisis. The state's ability to respond to the crisis adequately has also been impeded by years of austerity.…”

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Adult education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: Inequalities, changes, and resilience

James

Thériault

2020

Studies in the Education of Adults

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For almost half a year now, we have been facing rapid and drastic changes that touch all domains of life: family, work, leisure, education, etc. COVID-19 has shaken all aspects of societies around the world in unforeseeable ways. As noted by many scholars writing and researching in the field of adult education (see, for example, Boeren et al. 2020, Waller et al. 2020), COVID-19 has rendered social inequalitiesrelated, but not limited, to disability, employment status, immigration status, income, language, race, and social-classmore visible and piercing. These inequalities have also deeply affected access and participation to lifelong learning education, which in turn has had consequences for wellbeing and mental health (Watts 2020). Furthermore, as schools, colleges and universities closed their campuses, the 'vulnerable' remained left without a physical safe haven, while disadvantaged families had no or limited access to equipment or connectivity to take full advantage of online and digital learning. Adults have suddenly faced unemployment, having to find ways to support themselves and their families, putting earning before learning and (re)training by working longer hours and taking extra jobs to protect household incomes (Pember and Corney 2020). This portrait of adult education in these uncertain times does appear rather gloomy. The lack of technological resources in formal and non-formal adult education settings (Patrinos and Shmis 2020) and at home (Beaunoyer et al. 2020) means that many adult learners encountered additional barriers in the completion of their educational projects. For adult education practitioners too, the pandemic has meant a reduced or different kind of offer of support for learners, additional stress and anxiety as they quickly find they have to digitally upskill themselves, and for some, the loss of their employment (Lasby 2020). As noted by Tett (2020, 2), in these difficult times, we need, more than ever, to look for '"resources of hope" (Williams 1989) that enable us to engage in struggle and action together'. In this editorial, we want to celebrate the strength and resilience of the field of adult education in the face of COVID-19. During this time of crisis, adult education is even more invaluable to the socioeconomic wellbeing and social mobility of communities worldwide. It can contribute to equipping citizens with life skills that are critical for improving and maintaining adults' health and well-being during such challenging times. Adult education, which includes the promotion of literacy and numeracy, provides critical foundational components for addressing challenges that persist amongst the hardest to reach, wherever they are, which ever country they are from (Lopes and McKay 2020). Drawing on Tett and Hamilton (2019, 5), we believe that it is important to attune to 'the emergent culture that arise from finding new spaces in which to do things differently' considering the current crisis, but also the prevalence of neoliberalism in education. Several examples of this emergen...

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“…This happens when the earnings of the two spouses changed in the opposite directions and the infrequency of this situation is further evidence suggestive of the limited role of spouses' labour supply in insuring against the COVID-19 shock. If low-income families are more likely to see their earnings decrease, as has been suggested in other work (Blundell et al, 2020), then the crisis could have a devastating impact on inequalities, intensifying the income gaps between those at the top and bottom of the income distribution before the crisis. We now examine the employment and earnings of families with different socio-economic circumstances prior to the lockdown.…”

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confidence: 80%

Family time use and home learning during the COVID-19 lockdown

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COVID‐19 and Inequalities*

Cited by 704 publications

References 13 publications

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Adult education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: Inequalities, changes, and resilience

Family time use and home learning during the COVID-19 lockdown

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