Paid and unpaid work during the Covid-19 pandemic: a study of the gendered division of domestic responsibilities during lockdown

Hazarika, Obja Borah; Das, Sudipta

doi:10.1080/09589236.2020.1863202

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“…In particular, popular press accounts showcasing the lived experiences of working mothers, outline the disproportionate family‐ and work‐based burdens these women often bear (e.g., Ferguson, 2020 ; Medina & Lerer, 2020 ; Sandberg & Thomas, 2020 ). Moreover, such anecdotal evidence has more recently been supported with scientific research; COVID‐19 has accentuated the gender gap in domestic labor, childrearing responsibilities, and the undermining of careers, for working mothers (Borah Hazarika & Das, 2021 ; Clark et al, 2021 ; Staniscuaski et al, 2021 ). While historically underserved within the workforce, this exacerbated role conflict furthers inequities experienced by these women (Kantamneni, 2020 ).…”

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Weathering the storm alone or together: Examining the impact of COVID‐19 on sole and partnered working mothers

Dionisi

Smith

Dupré

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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Sole employed mothers and their families face numerous challenges. Yet, the unprecedented circumstances of the COVID‐19 pandemic may be adding additional risk to the already precarious day‐to‐day reality of this population. Thus, we examine the implications of this crisis for the mental health and job‐related well‐being of both sole and partnered working mothers. Participants were 206 mothers who continued to work during the pandemic. A moderated mediation model was analyzed. Work‐family conflict (WFC) during the pandemic differentially related to mothers’ parenting stress, based on romantic partnership status; when mothers were sole parents, the relationship between WFC and parenting stress was exacerbated. Moreover, this stress mediated the relationship between WFC and both poor mental health and decreased work engagement for sole employed mothers. Findings broaden our understanding of the implications of the COVID‐19 pandemic for sole and partnered employed mothers, and how this crisis may be increasing disparities between working sole‐parent and dual‐partner families.

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Weathering the storm alone or together: Examining the impact of COVID‐19 on sole and partnered working mothers

Dionisi

Smith

Dupré

2022

Journal Community Psychology

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“…When asked to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the home food environment via meal and snack time routines, mothers overwhelmingly spoke about increased meal responsibilities and changes to their parent feeding practices. Results from the current study and emerging COVID-19 pandemic-related research ( Borah Hazarika & Das, 2021 ; Couch et al, 2020 ) demonstrates that interventions to improve child health need to address parental—particularly mothers’—stress rather than focusing solely on parental domains such as parent feeding practices or food preparation, as these are heavily influenced by parental stress ( Berge et al, 2017 , 2018 ). Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic about the home food environment may have relevance to other time periods when families face disruptions to routine, including school breaks (e.g., weekends, summertime), and during other times of transition, such as parents starting a new job or following a move.…”

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“…study qualitatively described major household changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic; including job loss, increased childcare, additional household responsibilities, and helping children distance learn. This is supported by emerging research showing mothers were impacted by COVID-19-related stressors, such as loss of childcare/school, the transition to working from home ( Bick et al, 2020 ; Brynjolfsson et al, 2020 ), job loss and/or other financial hardships ( Couch et al, 2020 ; Kong & Prinz, 2020 ), and that mothers also took on a disproportionate share of household responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., household chores) ( Borah Hazarika & Das, 2021 ). Many mothers in the current study reported increased meal responsibilities amongst other household responsibilities, which translated into more opportunities for parents to interact with their child around food, both in terms of the quality of foods served, but also in regards to parent feeding practices.…”

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Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration

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“…There have also been reports of an increase in domestic violence. In addition, the maids and nannies, who used to work for middle-class families, lost their jobs due to social distancing norms (Hazarika and Das 2020).…”

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The Politics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India

Purushothaman

Moolakkattu

2021

Social Sciences

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India responded to the COVID-19 measures abruptly and in a tough manner during the early stages of the pandemic. Its response did not take into consideration the socio-economic life of the majority of people in India who work in the informal sector and the sheer diversity of the country. The imposition of a nationwide lockdown using the Disaster Management Act 2005 enabled the Union Government to impose its will on the whole country. India has a federal system, and health is a state subject. Such an overbearing role on the part of the Central Government did not, however, lead to coordinated action. Some states expressed their differences, but eventually all complied with the central guidelines. The COVID-19 pandemic struck at a time when an agitation was going on in the country, especially in New Delhi, against the Citizen Amendment Act. The lockdown was imposed all of a sudden and was extended until May 31. This led to a humanitarian crisis involving a large number of domestic migrant workers, who were left stranded with no income for survival and no means of transport to go home. Indians abroad who were intending to return also found themselves trapped. Dissenting voices were silenced through arrests and detentions during this period, and the victims included rights activists, students, lawyers, and even some academics. Power tussles and elections continued as usual and the social distancing norms were often compromised. Since COVID-19 containment measures were carried out primarily at the state level, this paper will also selectively draw on their experiences. India also used the opportunity to burnish its credentials as the ‘pharmacy of the world’ by sending medical supplies to over a hundred countries. In the second wave, there were many deaths, but the government was accused of undercounting them and of not doing enough to deliver vaccines to Indians. This paper will deal with the conflicts, contestations and the foreign policy fallout following the onset of the pandemic and the measures adopted by the union government to cope with them, with less focus on the economic and epidemiological aspects of pandemic management. This paper looks at previous studies, press reports, and press releases by government agencies to collect the needed data. A descriptive and analytical approach is followed in the paper.

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Paid and unpaid work during the Covid-19 pandemic: a study of the gendered division of domestic responsibilities during lockdown

Cited by 57 publications

References 10 publications

Weathering the storm alone or together: Examining the impact of COVID‐19 on sole and partnered working mothers

Weathering the storm alone or together: Examining the impact of COVID‐19 on sole and partnered working mothers

Changes to the home food environment and parent feeding practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration

The Politics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India

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