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Gender roles and dynamics in COVID-19 times: Changes and continuities in sharing arrangements of housework and caregiving
Journal Title
Psicologia
Year (definitive publication)
2021
Language
English
Country
Portugal
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Alternative Titles
(Portuguese) Papéis e dinâmicas de género em tempos de COVID-19: mudanças e continuidades nos acordos de partilha de tarefas domésticas e de prestação de cuidados
Abstract
This paper intends to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on shared unpaid work
between men and women living as a couple during the confinement, to assess whether this situation
influenced family dynamics, especially when professional status changed to teleworking. With this goal,
weekly hours spent in housework and caregiving, perceptions of justice about sharing arrangements, and
the impact of COVID in the housework and caregiving workload were analyzed, in a sample of 128 workingage participants, living as a couple, and mostly in telework (58%). The asymmetries identified in recent literature were also found in our study, particularly for couples with underage children. Women reported doing much more work than it would be fair, both in household and caregiving tasks. Parents reported a workload increase in caregiving tasks, compared to participants without children, independently of sex.
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Keywords
Housework and caregiving sharing,Justice,Gender,COVID-19
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Psychology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| UIDB/03125/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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