Women, Gender equality and COVID-19
Women, Gender equality and COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1108/gm-07-2020-0236
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发表时间：
2020-09-30
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Carli, Linda L.
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作者：
Carli, Linda L.
目的本文旨在回顾有关新冠肺炎大流行对性别和工作角色影响的现有文献，以确定这场大流行是否损害了妇女的地位、薪酬和提升，或者为减少性别不平等提供了机会。设计/方法/方法作者回顾了有关新冠肺炎和过去疫情对性别平等影响的文献，重点是失业、从事基本职业对健康和福祉的影响、学校和其他社会服务机构关闭增加的男女家务责任以及远程办公对性别角色的影响。调查发现，这场大流行总体上给妇女的发展带来了挑战。失去工作的女性比男性多；从事使她们面临感染和心理压力的基本工作的女性比男性多；由于育儿和其他责任的增加，女性比男性遭受更多的工作中断。另一方面，远程办公增加了男性的育儿工作量，从长远来看，这确实有可能增加男性的育儿责任，从而缩小家庭责任中的性别差距，促进性别平等。研究限制/影响新冠肺炎大流行仍在进行中，关于大流行影响的研究是新的和正在进行的。据作者所知，这是第一篇关于新冠肺炎对薪酬和晋升性别差距的潜在影响的学术评论。
Purpose This paper aims to review the existing literature on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender and work roles to determine whether the pandemic has undermined the status, pay and advancement of women or has provided opportunities for reducing gender inequality. Design/methodology/approach The author reviewed the literature on the effects of COVID-19 and past pandemics on gender equality, focusing on job loss, the effects of being in essential occupations on health and well-being, the increased domestic responsibilities of women and men due to closure of schools and other social services and the effects of telecommuting on gender roles. Findings The pandemic has generally created challenges for women's advancement. More women than men have lost their jobs; more women than men are in essential jobs that expose them to infection and psychological stress, and women have had more work disruption than men have had because of increases in childcare and other responsibilities. On the other hand, telecommuting has increased men's amount of childcare, and this does have the potential to increase men's childcare responsibilities in the long term, thereby reducing the gender gap in domestic responsibilities and increasing gender equality. Research limitations/implications The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing and the research on the pandemic's effects are new and ongoing. Originality/value To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first scholarly review of the literature on the potential effects of COVID-19 on the gender gap in pay and advancement.