"You're a teacher you're a mother, you're a worker": Gender inequality during COVID-19 in Ireland
"You're a teacher you're a mother, you're a worker": Gender inequality during COVID-19 in Ireland
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DOI：
10.1111/gwao.12611
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发表时间：
2021-01-10
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
O' Sullivan, Katriona
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作者：
Clark, Serena;McGrane, Amy;O' Sullivan, Katriona
新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）于二零二零年三月被宣布为全球大流行。与SARS-CoV、寨卡病毒（ZIKV）、猪流感（H1 N1）和禽流感（H5 N1）等本世纪带来全球不稳定威胁的高传染性疾病不同，COVID-19无法得到控制。为遏制病毒传播，实施了全球限制措施，包括但不限于关闭所有教育机构和建议从事远程工作。本研究旨在了解爱尔兰在COVID-19大流行期间管理工作和家庭职责的职业母亲的经验。本研究以30位在职母亲为研究对象，透过质性分析了解她们在限制期间的工作与家庭生活。分析结果显示，职业母亲在心理健康、负面情绪体验及重新定义家庭动态方面受到COVID-19的负面影响，职业母亲承担了额外及不成比例的照顾负担。这些发现与当前的研究一致，即COVID-19凸显了家务劳动中的性别差距扩大以及职业母亲职业发展的破坏。
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in March 2020. Unlike previous highly contagious diseases that brought the threat of global instability this century such as SARS-CoV, Zika virus (ZIKV), Swine flu (H1N1), and the Avian flu (H5N1), COVID-19 was unable to be contained. Global restrictions were implemented to curb the spread of the virus, which included but were not limited to the closure of all educational institutions and the advice to engage in remote working. This study aims to understand the experience of working mothers who managed work and home duties during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. Thirty working mothers were interviewed in this study, and qualitative analyses were conducted to gain insight into their work and family life during the restrictions. The findings of the analysis indicate that working mothers have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 in relation to their psychological well-being, experiences of negative emotions, and the redefinition of family dynamics, in which working mothers have adopted additional and disproportionate care burden. These findings are consistent with the current research arguing that COVID-19 has highlighted an increase in the gender gap in domestic labor as well as the undermining of career advancement for working mothers.