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2. Domestic violence against women has increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A perspective paper about the need for change to current and future practice.
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Usher, Kim, Jackson, Debra, Fatema, Syadani Riyad, and Jones, Rikki
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MENTAL illness risk factors , *PSYCHIATRIC nursing , *CULTURE , *NURSING , *MINORITIES , *DOMESTIC violence , *VIOLENCE , *GENDER , *RISK assessment , *PSYCHOLOGY of women , *PSYCHIATRIC nurses , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress , *EVIDENCE-based nursing - Abstract
The COVID‐19 outbreak led to widespread disruption and stress to people's lives. Concern about the escalation of domestic violence (DV) rates and related mental health issues soon emerged following the implementation of strategies aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. This perspective paper presents an overview of the issues, argues for greater recognition of the link between DV against women and serious emotional distress, and the need for greater awareness and knowledge about DV among mental health professionals. While we acknowledge that men also experience DV, their rates are much lower than for women and in this paper our focus is on women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. COVID-19 medical papers have fewer women first authors than expected
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Jens Peter Andersen, Mathias Wullum Nielsen, Nicole L Simone, Resa E Lewiss, and Reshma Jagsi
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meta-research ,gender ,bibliometrics ,bias ,publishing ,COVID-19 ,Medicine ,Science ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in school closures and distancing requirements that have disrupted both work and family life for many. Concerns exist that these disruptions caused by the pandemic may not have influenced men and women researchers equally. Many medical journals have published papers on the pandemic, which were generated by researchers facing the challenges of these disruptions. Here we report the results of an analysis that compared the gender distribution of authors on 1893 medical papers related to the pandemic with that on papers published in the same journals in 2019, for papers with first authors and last authors from the United States. Using mixed-effects regression models, we estimated that the proportion of COVID-19 papers with a woman first author was 19% lower than that for papers published in the same journals in 2019, while our comparisons for last authors and overall proportion of women authors per paper were inconclusive. A closer examination suggested that women’s representation as first authors of COVID-19 research was particularly low for papers published in March and April 2020. Our findings are consistent with the idea that the research productivity of women, especially early-career women, has been affected more than the research productivity of men.
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- 2020
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4. Into the Shark tank: an exploratory analysis of pharmapreneurial motivation and intention in Jordan
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Ayesh, Osama Mohammad, Zeqiri, Jusuf, Gleason, Kimberley, and Alserhan, Baker Ahmad
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- 2023
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5. Remote work’s impact on well-being: longitudinal analysis and the influence of gender, household size and childcare
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Prati, Gabriele
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- 2024
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6. The impact of childcare centres' closures due to COVID-19 on women's labour supply
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Dutra Carolino, Cecília, Gallego, Giullia, Nicolella, Alexandre, and Pazello, Elaine Toldo
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- 2023
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7. Are firms with women executives better at surviving a crisis? Evidence from South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Shin, Hyejeong and Park, Sorah
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- 2023
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8. Predictors of continuance intention of online food delivery services: gender as moderator
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Francioni, Barbara, Curina, Ilaria, Hegner, Sabrina M., and Cioppi, Marco
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- 2022
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9. Skilled immigrant women's career trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
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Nardon, Luciara, Hari, Amrita, Zhang, Hui, Hoselton, Liam P.S., and Kuzhabekova, Aliya
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- 2022
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10. Gender and negotiation initiation during Covid-19: studying negotiations over salary, work-role and work-home balance and the pandemic's perceived effects
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Nelson, Noa, Doron, Noa, and Amdur, Shachaf
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- 2023
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11. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education: a gender perspective
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Hamadeh, Randah R, AlSabbagh, Maha, Bugawa, Afaf Mubarak, Kamal, Adel, Ali, Fuad, Al Bufalasa, Ghada Abdulla, and AlShaibani, Tarik
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- 2022
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12. Does lack of social interaction act as a barrier to effectiveness in work from home? COVID-19 and gender
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Deepa, V., Baber, Hasnan, Shukla, Balvinder, Sujatha, R., and Khan, Danish
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- 2023
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13. Working role of women in a pandemic world: a poetic inquiry
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de Gennaro, Davide, Loia, Francesca, and Piscopo, Gabriella
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- 2022
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14. COVID-19 foodwork, race, gender, class and food justice: an intersectional feminist analysis
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Swan, Elaine
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- 2020
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15. The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work from home and employee productivity
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Farooq, Rayees and Sultana, Almaas
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- 2022
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16. Self-harm and suicidal ideation during the COVID-19 outbreak in Lebanon: a preliminary study
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Maatouk, Ismael, Assi, Moubadda, and Jaspal, Rusi
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- 2022
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17. Exploring opioid addictions and responsibilities: almost lost in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Smith, Alan David
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- 2022
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18. Institution and gender-related differences in publication speed before and during COVID-19.
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Acciai, Claudia, Holding, Benjamin C., W. Schneider, Jesper, and W. Nielsen, Mathias
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COVID-19 ,COVID-19 pandemic ,WOMEN scientists ,WOMEN authors ,ACQUISITION of manuscripts ,GENDER - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic elicited a substantial hike in journal submissions and a global push to get medical evidence quickly through the review process. Editorial decisions and peer-assessments were made under intensified time constraints, which may have amplified social disparities in the outcomes of peer-reviewing, especially for COVID-19 related research. This study quantifies the differential impact of the pandemic on the duration of the peer-review process for women and men and for scientists at different strata of the institutional-prestige hierarchy. Using mixed-effects regression models with observations clustered at the journal level, we analysed newly available data on the submission and acceptance dates of 78,085 medical research articles published in 2019 and 2020. We found that institution-related disparities in the average time from manuscript submission to acceptance increased marginally in 2020, although half of the observed change was driven by speedy reviews of COVID-19 research. For COVID-19 papers, we found more substantial institution-related disparities in review times in favour of authors from highly-ranked institutions. Descriptive survival plots also indicated that scientists with prestigious affiliations benefitted more from fast-track peer reviewing than did colleagues from less reputed institutions. This difference was more pronounced for journals with a single-blind review procedure compared to journals with a double-blind review procedure. Gender-related changes in the duration of the peer-review process were small and inconsistent, although we observed a minor difference in the average review time of COVID-19 papers first authored by women and men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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19. The Matthew effect in talent management strategy: reducing exhaustion, increasing satisfaction, and inspiring commission among boundary spanning employees
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Srivastava, Rajesh V. and Tang, Thomas
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- 2022
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20. Education in times of restriction: an examination of refugee girls’ and young women’s access to learning during COVID-19 school closures in Pakistan
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Barnes, Katrina, Ashlee, Amy, Mukankusi, Aimee, Pacitto, Julia, Rabi, Asma, Thomas, Matt, Ullah, Noor, Zazai, Rozina, and Zhao, Annette
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- 2024
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21. The Mediatization of Jewish–Muslim Dialogue in Germany Amid COVID-19
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Peretz, Dekel
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- 2024
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22. Politics & Gender short paper series on Gender, Politics, and the Global Pandemic.
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PANDEMICS ,COVID-19 pandemic ,GENDER ,PRACTICAL politics ,COVID-19 - Abstract
We are delighted to introduce the I Politics & Gender i short paper series on Gender, Politics, and the Global Pandemic. The press has made all of the Covid-19 series articles gold standard open access forever, ensuring that scholars, press, and public can have access to this vital research. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2020
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23. Impact of the Pandemic on Gender Differences in Scientific Publication Authorship Among Turkish Adult Cardiologists.
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Koçyiğit, Duygu, Tokgözoğlu, Lale, and Kayıkçıoğlu, Meral
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Copyright of Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology / Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi is the property of KARE Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
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24. Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi.
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Mwema, Catherine Mawia, Mudege, Netsayi Noris, and Kakwasha, Keagan
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FISH industry ,COVID-19 pandemic ,COVID-19 ,EMERGING markets ,LOGISTIC regression analysis - Abstract
Purpose: While the literature has highlighted the impacts of COVID-19, there is limited evidence on the gendered determinants of the impact of COVID-19 among small-scale rural traders in developing and emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach: Cross-border fish traders who had operated before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were interviewed in a survey conducted in Zambia and Malawi. Logistic regressions among male and female traders were employed to assess the gendered predictors. Findings: Heterogeneous effects in geographical location, skills, and knowledge were reported among male cross-border traders. Effects of household structure and composition significantly influenced the impact of COVID-19 among female traders. Surprisingly, membership in trade associations was associated with the high impact of COVID-19. Research limitations/implications: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the migratory nature of cross-border fish traders, the population of cross-border fish traders at the time of the study was unknown and difficult to establish, cross-border fish traders (CBFT) at the landing sites and market areas were targeted for the survey without bias. Originality/value: This paper addresses a gap in the literature on understanding gendered predictors of the impacts of COVID-19 among small-scale cross-border traders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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25. Gender and Beyond: Employment Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy
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Brini, Elisa, Scherer, Stefani, and Vitali, Agnese
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- 2024
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26. The Covid-19 pandemic and gendered division of paid work, domestic chores and leisure: evidence from India’s first wave
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Deshpande, Ashwini
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- 2022
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27. JAP editorial 23.2.
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Penhale, Bridget and Flynn, Margaret
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COVID-19 ,SERIAL publications ,COVID-19 vaccines ,PUBLIC health ,VIOLENCE ,GENDER ,COVID-19 pandemic - Published
- 2021
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28. The Covid-19 pandemic and gendered division of paid work, domestic chores and leisure: evidence from India’s first wave
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Deshpande, Ashwini
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Employment ,O53 ,Original Paper ,Economics and Econometrics ,Sociology and Political Science ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Domestic work ,Event study ,Gender ,India ,J6 ,Social group ,Paid work ,Geography ,Unpaid work ,J1 ,Lockdown ,Pandemic ,Covid-19 ,Time use ,Finance ,Demography ,Panel data - Abstract
Examining high frequency national-level panel data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on paid work (employment) and unpaid work (time spent on domestic work), this paper examines the effects of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on the gender gaps in paid and unpaid work until December 2020, using difference-in-differences (D-I-D) for estimating the before (the pandemic) and after (the pandemic set in) effects, and event study estimates around the strict national lockdown in April 2020. The DID estimates reveal a lowering of the gender gap in employment probabilities which occurs due to the lower probability of male employment, rather than an increase in female employment. The first month of the national lockdown, April 2020, saw a large contraction in employment for both men and women, where more men lost jobs in absolute terms. Between April and August 2020 male employment recovered steadily as the economy unlocked. The event study estimates show that in August 2020, for women, the likelihood of being employed was 9% points lower than that for men, compared to April 2019, conditional on previous employment. However, by December 2020, gender gaps in employment were at the December 2019 levels. The burden of domestic chores worsened for women under the pandemic. Men spent more time on housework in April 2020 relative to December 2019, but by December 2020, the average male hours had declined to below the pre-pandemic levels, whereas women’s average hours increased sharply. Time spent with friends fell sharply between December 2019 and April 2020, with a larger decline in the case of women. The hours spent with friends recovered in August 2020, to again decline by December 2020 to roughly one-third of the pre-pandemic levels. The paper adopts an intersectional lens to examine how these trends vary by social group identity.
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- 2021
29. The influence of the global COVID‐19 pandemic on manuscript submissions and editor and reviewer performance at six ecology journals.
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Fox, Charles W. and Meyer, Jennifer
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TELECOMMUTING ,SCHOLARLY periodicals ,COVID-19 ,WOMEN authors ,ECOLOGY - Abstract
Government policies attempting to slow the spread of COVID‐19 have reduced access to research laboratories and shifted many scholars to working from home. These disruptions will likely influence submissions to scholarly journals, and affect the time available for editors and reviewers to participate in peer review.In this editorial we examine how journal submissions, and editorial and peer review processes, have been influenced by the pandemic at six journals published by the British Ecological Society (BES).We find no evidence of a change in the geographic pattern of submissions from across the globe. We also find no evidence that submission of manuscripts by women has been more affected by pandemic disruptions than have submissions by men—the proportion of papers authored by women during the COVID period of 2020 has not changed relative to the same period in 2019.Editors handled papers just as quickly, and reviewers have agreed to review just as often, during the pandemic compared to pre‐pandemic. The one notable change in peer review during the pandemic is that reviewers replied more quickly to emails inviting them to review (albeit only 4% sooner), and those who agreed to review returned their reviews more quickly (17% sooner), during the pandemic.We thus find no evidence at these six ecology journals that submissions and peer review processes have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Also, contrary to analyses in other disciplines, we do not find evidence that there have been disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on female authors and reviewers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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30. The role of children and work-from-home in gender labor market asymmetries: evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America
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Berniell, Inés, Gasparini, Leonardo, Marchionni, Mariana, and Viollaz, Mariana
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- 2023
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31. Performing feminist research: creative tactics for communicating COVID-19, gender, and higher education research.
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Pollitt, Jo, Gray, Emily, Blaise, Mindy, Ullman, Jacqueline, and Fishwick, Emma
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GENDER ,HIGHER education research ,FEMINISM ,CORONAVIRUS diseases ,SEXISM ,HIGHER education ,RESEARCH methodology - Abstract
Presenting research findings outside of the form of a traditional research report requires different modes of making and communicating. This paper offers an account of how The #FEAS Report, a satirical news video, was made to communicate the findings from interviews and a survey as part of the mixed-methods study, Sexism, Higher Education, and COVID-19: The Australian Perspective to a wider public. Three creative tactics for research communication were used: DIY aesthetics, humour, and situated bodies. These communication tactics enabled the researchers to think differently about what research findings mean, and how to articulate them in ways that are intelligible. The paper shows how these tactics worked to bring findings to audiences beyond the academy and ask audiences within the academy to think differently about research reporting and knowledge communication. The paper considers how performing research in this way generates different conversations that compliment those started by more common ways of presenting research findings, and most importantly, how crucial it is for feminist researchers to make space for the creative within contemporary higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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32. Exploring Indian working mothers' transition to involuntary telecommuting.
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Javad, Shahina, Nema, Priyanka, and Chowdhary, Nimit
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WORKING mothers ,TELECOMMUTING ,MOTHERS ,COVID-19 pandemic ,HOUSEKEEPING ,SOCIAL impact - Abstract
Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many working mothers in India adopted involuntary telecommuting work option for the first time. However, no research explored their adjustments and experiences in the new work setting. This paper aims to gain an in-depth understanding of Indian working mothers' lived experience of involuntary telecommuting. Design/methodology/approach: A phenomenological research design was adopted. The authors conducted 14 in-depth, semi-structured telephonic and online interviews. Data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis framework. Findings: The data analysis yielded two interconnected superordinate themes in this research: (1) characteristics of involuntary telecommuting and (2) the impact of involuntary telecommuting. Under the first theme, four sub-themes emerged: long working hours, increased family demands, reduced interaction with coworkers and technology-enabled communication with supervisors. The second theme comprised five sub-themes: time-based work interference with family, time-based family interference with work, strain-based family interference with work, absence of emotional and professional support and performance management concerns. Involuntary telecommuting mothers faced challenges due to lack of control over their daily work schedule and demands, along with an increased burden of unpaid household work, leading to difficulties in managing their work schedule and negotiating their professional role identity within the family. These findings emphasize that working mothers who participated in involuntary telecommuting encountered bidirectional time-based conflicts and unidirectional strain-based conflict. Research limitations/implications: The study examines a particular subset of women telecommuters who were working mothers with young children. These potential limitations are to be addressed in future research. Practical implications: The findings suggest that managers should develop HR policies and telecommuting ecosystems in order to enhance effectiveness of telecommuting. Specifically, organizations offering telecommuting work options should create opportunities for informal interaction among peers and formal one-to-one interaction with managers. Moreover, HR managers should develop and implement employee-friendly telecommuting policies. Social implications: The research contributes to HRM and gender literature. Originality/value: The paper contributes to the discourses of work-life balance, workplace relationships and work policies within telecommuting literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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33. Gender dynamics in humanitarian leadership: navigating COVID-19 and beyond.
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Bode, Annika
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GIRLS ,LEADERSHIP in women ,HUMANITARIAN assistance ,COVID-19 ,GENDER ,LEADERSHIP - Abstract
This paper explores the intersection of the impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in humanitarian settings with the necessity of incorporating female perspectives in decision-making roles within multilateral institutions delivering humanitarian aid. Women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in these multilateral institutions. However, increased female participation in leadership roles is linked to greater consideration of women's needs in humanitarian response plans, thereby promoting gender-sensitive recovery efforts. Given COVID-19's exacerbation of preexisting gender disparities in fragile settings, gender-responsive relief measures are crucial in humanitarian contexts. With the rising demand for humanitarian aid, prioritizing gender-sensitive and inclusive responses is essential for fostering an equitable and resilient post-COVID-19 future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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34. COVID-19, trade and gender in Bangladesh.
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Khondker, Bazlul Haque and Pettinotti, Laetitia
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AbstractThe aim of the paper was to assess the nexus between COVID 19, trade and gender. Since readymade garments (RMG) and remittances (i.e. services exports) dominant exports in Bangladesh, the paper analyses the impact of the COVID-19
via the RMG and remittance shocks on women workers and entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. The economic and social impacts on trade and COVID 19 are large in Bangladesh. Supportive measures were needed to address these deleterious impacts. The paper recommends tapping into the potential for job creation in ready-made garment and service sectors with supporting policies to alleviate women’s unpaid care work, to reduce gender-based violence in the public space and at work and to upgrade women’s skills – in particular, digital skills to accompany the economic transformation to a shift towards the ICT and service sector. It was also suggested that the government should ensure that support packages reach women entrepreneurs by partnering up with micro-finance institutions and offer reduced collaterals, prolonged repayment timeline and flexibility as to the size of the interest free loan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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35. Inequalities in the making: the role of young people's relational resources through the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Eriksen, Ingunn Marie, Stefansen, Kari, and Smette, Ingrid
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YOUNG adults , *SOCIAL processes , *STAY-at-home orders , *COVID-19 pandemic , *COVID-19 , *AT-risk youth - Abstract
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, youth researchers have reported increased inequalities between young people, but the social processes that drive these changes are not well understood. In this paper, we draw on rich longitudinal interview data following the same participants from a year before and into the midst of national lockdown during the pandemic in Norway to explore the unfolding of classed and gendered responses that were triggered in young people across the class spectrum. We find that advantaged, ambitious youths engaged in self-resourcing practices with support from their family that could make them even better positioned after the crisis. Youths that were socially vulnerable before the pandemic dealt with the situation alone and in highly gendered ways that seemed to amplify their insecure position in the peer group and community. Thriving youths from working-class communities engaged in lockdown practices that connected them deeper to the family and resourced them for gender traditional, local lives. Illuminating how a crisis prompts practices that increased emerging differences along classed and gendered lines, the paper shows that to grasp inequalities in the making, researchers must consider the importance and changing nature of resources – including relational resources in the family – over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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36. Down and out? The gendered impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on India’s labour market
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Amit Basole, Rosa Abraham, and Surbhi Kesar
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Original Paper ,Economics and Econometrics ,J16 ,Sociology and Political Science ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Logit ,Wage ,India ,Gender ,Employment transitions ,J6 ,Shock (economics) ,Negotiation ,Work (electrical) ,J1 ,Lockdown ,Workforce ,International political economy ,Self-employment ,Demographic economics ,Business ,Covid-19 ,Finance ,media_common ,Panel data - Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruptions in labour markets across the world including loss of employment and decline in incomes. Using panel data from India, we investigate the differential impact of the shock on labour market outcomes for male and female workers. We find that, conditional on being in the workforce prior to the pandemic, women were seven times more likely to lose work during the nationwide lockdown, and conditional on losing work, eleven times more likely to not return to work subsequently, compared to men. Using logit regressions on a sample stratified by gender, we find that daily wage and young workers, whether men or women, were more likely to face job loss. Education shielded male workers from job loss, whereas highly educated female workers were more vulnerable to job loss. Marriage had contrasting effects for men and women, with married women less likely to return to work and married men more likely to return to work. Religion and gender intersect to exacerbate the disproportionate impact, with Muslim women more likely to not return to work, unlike Muslim men for whom we find religion having no significant impact. Finally, for those workers who did return to work, we find that a large share of men in the workforce moved to self-employment or daily wage work, in agriculture, trade or construction. For women, on the other hand, there is limited movement into alternate employment arrangements or industries. This suggests that typical ‘fallback’ options for employment do not exist for women. During such a shock, women are forced to exit the workforce whereas men negotiate across industries and employment arrangements.
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- 2021
37. Tajikistan Country Gender Assessment
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GENDER RELATIONS ,MIGRANT ,EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ,RURAL DEVELOPMENT ,ELDERLY MEN ,EARLY MARRIAGE ,FEMALE EDUCATION ,EQUAL ACCESS ,EMPLOYMENT ,EARLY MARRIAGES ,EQUALITY OF MEN ,FUTURE GENERATIONS ,GENDER STUDIES ,NATIONAL LEVEL ,INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS ,ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES ,INFORMAL SECTOR ,ECONOMIC RESOURCES ,SKILL DEVELOPMENT ,INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ,MOTHER ,FEMALE STUDENTS ,CULTURAL RIGHTS ,BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ,FERTILITY RATES ,EARNINGS ,INFORMAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT ,HIV INFECTIONS ,SOCIAL UNREST ,GENDER POLICIES ,PENSIONS ,SHADOW REPORT ,LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ,INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ,ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ,FERTILITY ,SECONDARY EDUCATION ,IMPORTANT POLICY ,ECONOMIC SITUATION ,ELDERLY ,HEALTH RISKS ,ID ,GENDER AWARENESS ,SOCIAL NORMS ,DELIVERY CARE ,POLICY IMPLICATIONS ,RIGHTS OF WOMEN ,MATERNAL MORTALITY ,WOMEN'S AGENCY ,FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS ,ELDERLY WOMEN ,LITERACY RATES ,FINANCIAL LITERACY ,FEMALE EMPLOYMENT ,JOINT LIABILITY ,LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ,EMPLOYEE ,EMPLOYMENT STATUS ,EDUCATIONAL CHOICES ,INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE ,MALE INVOLVEMENT ,STATE SUPPORT ,YOUNG WOMEN ,LIFE EXPECTANCY ,HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ,NEW BUSINESSES ,ACCESS TO INFORMATION ,PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY ,DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ,ENDOWMENTS ,EQUAL PAY ,SEXUAL INTERCOURSE ,PREGNANCY ,EDUCATION SYSTEM ,HEALTH SYSTEMS ,HOUSEHOLDS ,RESPECT ,CHILDBIRTH ,GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ,SECONDARY SCHOOL ,BUSINESS WORKSHOPS ,SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ,UNION ,HOUSEHOLD POVERTY ,MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS ,FINANCIAL RESOURCES ,UNDP ,POLITICAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN ,PUBLIC LIFE ,POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER ,ENROLLMENT ,INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION ,TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES ,VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ,GENDER EQUALITY ,AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ,CORRUPTION ,HIV ,INCLUSION OF WOMEN ,COVID-19 ,FEMALE WORKERS ,MASS MEDIA ,POLITICAL PARTIES ,SECONDARY ENROLMENT ,COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT ,GENDER ROLES ,MARKET ECONOMY ,RURAL WOMEN ,GENDER ,HUSBANDS ,EDUCATED WOMEN ,GENDER GAP ,UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN ,STATE POLICY ,NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,LEVELS OF EDUCATION ,WOMEN'S VOICE ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,EMPLOYERS ,GENDER ANALYSES ,CORONAVIRUS ,CHILD HEALTH ,UNICEF ,FAMILIES ,LABOR MIGRATION ,HEALTH SYSTEM ,ROLE OF WOMEN ,UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,RURAL HOUSEHOLDS ,GENDER DISPARITIES ,POPULATION GROWTH ,PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY ,WORKING CONDITIONS ,MIGRANTS ,SEXUAL VIOLENCE ,PANDEMIC IMPACT ,PRODUCTIVITY ,WORLD POPULATION ,CIVIL WAR ,ECONOMIC CRISIS ,LABOUR MARKET ,ENROLMENT RATES ,EQUALITY IN EDUCATION ,DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ,CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS ,DISEASES ,MICRO-FINANCE ,GENDER DISCRIMINATION ,VICIOUS CYCLE ,PRIMARY EDUCATION ,LIVING STANDARDS ,REPRODUCTIVE ROLES ,ADOLESCENT GIRLS ,GENDER GAPS ,LEGAL ADVICE ,POPULATION STUDY ,SUPPORT FOR WOMEN ,LIVE BIRTHS ,POLITICAL PARTY ,FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,PROGRESS ,LACK OF ACCESS ,SAFETY NET ,LABOR MARKET ,LEGAL RIGHTS ,MORTALITY ,EQUAL RIGHTS ,LACK OF FINANCE ,MATERNAL HEALTH ,GENDER WAGE GAP ,GENDER ASSESSMENT ,NUMBER OF WOMEN ,TERTIARY EDUCATION ,HUMAN RIGHTS ,HEALTH SECTOR ,SOCIAL SECURITY ,INFANT ,HUSBAND ,FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS ,ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ,LABOR MIGRANTS ,DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES ,UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ,FEMALE STAFF ,ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ,NATIONAL STRATEGY ,OLD-AGE ,FEMALE POPULATION ,GENDER STEREOTYPES ,WOMAN ,EQUAL WORK ,GENDER SEGREGATION ,REMITTANCES ,LACK OF COLLATERALS ,UNESCO ,HUMAN CAPITAL ,FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ,SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ,SEX ,UNITED NATIONS ,POLITICAL DECISION ,AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ,REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ,MIGRATION ,SOCIAL EXCLUSION ,FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION ,POLICY RESEARCH ,CHILDBEARING ,LIMITED ACCESS ,GENDER ISSUES ,HOUSEHOLD LEVEL ,TERTIARY LEVEL ,JOURNALISTS ,GENDER MAINSTREAMING ,SCHOLARSHIPS ,POLITICAL RIGHTS ,ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ,INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS ,LABOR FORCE ,HEALTH SERVICES ,HIV INFECTION ,DISCRIMINATION ,OUTREACH ,DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ,RELIGIOUS PRACTICES ,FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS ,EXPENDITURE - Abstract
The aim of this report is to provide a broad overview of the current state of gender equality in Tajikistan. While the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region traditionally surpassed many other regions in terms of gender equality, this advantage has been eroding in recent decades. Particularly in Tajikistan, concerns have been raised that men and women have unequally born the consequences of economic, political, and social transitions after independence in 1991. The report examines several dimensions of gender equality both quantitatively and qualitatively. Tajikistan has set up a legal framework that enshrines principles of equality and non-discrimination, but better implementation results require continued efforts. Prevailing social norms and patriarchal systems of decision-making limit women s ability to make effective choices be it at home or at work. The paper is structured along the following lines. The first section introduces the idea of agency that will remain an important issue throughout the report. This is followed by an analysis of disparities in human capital endowment, including health and education. Gender gaps in the Tajik labor market and entrepreneurial activities of men and women are discussed in the fourth and fifth section. The final section concludes with some policy recommendations that might be beneficial for discussions among policy-makers, civil society actors, and development partners.
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38. 'I'm broken but I'm alive': gender, COVID-19 and higher education in Australia.
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Gray, Emily M., Ullman, Jacqueline, Blaise, Mindy, and Pollitt, Joanna
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This paper reports on a project conducted between July 2020 and March 2021 that was developed within the context of COVID-19 and explored the ways in which Australian universities responded to the pandemic and the gendered effects of these responses. This paper demonstrates that sexist and gender discriminatory practices were amplified by the pandemic and that the gendered division of labour within higher education was made more apparent. We contribute to a growing body of work on gender and the COVID-19 crisis by reporting on a survey conducted in Australia. The survey asked participants to reflect on their experiences qualitatively. It is this qualitative element that has been missing from much of the research in the field thus far. In addition, the diversity of participants means that we bring an intersectional lens to the ongoing effects of the pandemic upon higher education, including exploring the experiences and reflections of academics who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), LGBTIQA+, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences and reflections. This paper, therefore, reports on some of the key findings from the survey and focuses upon the gendered dimensions of the pandemic, domestic life and pandemic living-working, and affect, emotion and wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women-Led Businesses.
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Torres, Jesica, Maduko, Franklin, Gaddis, Isis, Iacovone, Leonardo, and Beegle, Kathleen
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COVID-19 pandemic ,DIGITAL technology ,LED lighting ,BUSINESSMEN ,PUBLIC support ,SMALL business - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck businesses across the globe with unprecedented impacts. The world economy has been hit hard and firms have experienced a myriad of challenges, but these challenges have been heterogeneous across firms. This paper examines one important dimension of this heterogeneity: the differential effect of the pandemic on women-led and men-led businesses. The paper exploits a unique sample of close to 40,000 mainly formal businesses from 49 countries covering the months between April and September 2020. The findings show that women-led micro-businesses, women-led businesses in the hospitality industry, and women-led businesses in countries more severely affected by the COVID-19 shock were disproportionately hit compared with businesses led by men. At the same time, women-led micro-firms were markedly more likely to report increasing the use of digital platforms, but less likely to invest in software, equipment, or digital solutions. Finally, the findings also show that women-led businesses were less likely to have received some form of public support although they have been hit harder in some domains. In a crisis of the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence tracing the impact of the shock in a timely fashion is desperately needed to help inform the design of policy interventions. This real-time glimpse into women-led businesses fills this need for robust and policy-relevant evidence, and due to the large country coverage of the data, it is possible to identify patterns that extend beyond any one country, region, or sector, but at the cost of some granularity for testing more complex economic theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Socio-demographic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake and refusal among Ugandan women
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Backhaus, Andreas
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41. Life scientists’ experience with posting preprints during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Biesenbender, Kristin, Toepfer, Ralf, and Peters, Isabella
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42. Acceptance, Use, and Barriers of Telemedicine in Transgender Health Care in Times of SARS-CoV-2: Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey
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Hertling, Stefan, Hertling, Doreen, Martin, David, and Graul, Isabel
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Original Paper ,cross-sectional ,telehealth ,SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,usage ,transgender ,Transgender Persons ,health services research ,Telemedicine ,transgender health care ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,framework ,Germany ,gender ,barrier ,Humans ,survey ,Prospective Studies ,implementation ,Pandemics ,identity ,acceptance - Abstract
Background The global incidence in the treatment of transgender people is increasing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many consultations had to be cancelled, postponed, or converted to a virtual format. Telemedicine in the management of transgender health care could support physicians. Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the acceptance, use, and barriers of telemedicine in transgender health care in times of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany. Methods This prospective cross-sectional study was based on a survey of gynecological endocrinologists and transgender patients undergoing gender-affirming hormone treatment in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and regression analyses were performed to show correlations. Results We analyzed responses of 269 transgender patients and 202 gynecological endocrinologists treating transgender patients. Most believed that telemedicine was useful. Physicians and patients rated their knowledge of telemedicine as unsatisfactory. The majority of respondents said they did not currently use telemedicine, although they would like to do so. Patients and physicians reported that their attitudes toward telemedicine had changed positively and that their use of telemedicine had increased due to COVID-19. The majority in both groups agreed on the implementation of virtual visits in the context of stable disease conditions. In the treatment phases, 74.3% (150/202) of the physicians said they would use telemedicine during follow-ups. Half of the physicians said they would choose tele-counseling as a specific approach to improving care (128/202, 63.4%). Obstacles to the introduction of telemedicine among physicians included the purchase of technical equipment (132/202, 65.3%), administration (124/202, 61.4%), and poor reimbursement (106/202, 52.5%). Conclusions Telemedicine in transgender health care found limited use but high acceptance among doctors and patients alike. The absence of a structured framework is an obstacle for effective implementation. Training courses should be introduced to improve the limited knowledge of physicians in the use of telemedicine. More research in tele-endogynecology is needed. Future studies should include large-scale randomized controlled trials, economic analyses, and the exploration of user preferences.
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43. Trust in God and/or Science? Sociodemographic Differences in the Effects of Beliefs in an Engaged God and Mistrust of the COVID-19 Vaccine
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Joanne Ford-Robertson, Laura Upenieks, and James E. Robertson
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,medicine.medical_specialty ,COVID-19 Vaccines ,Race ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Science ,Trust ,Education ,Race (biology) ,Great Rift ,medicine ,Humans ,Engaged God ,Association (psychology) ,General Nursing ,media_common ,Original Paper ,Distrust ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Public health ,Religious studies ,COVID-19 ,Gender ,General Medicine ,Hispanic or Latino ,Health locus of control ,humanities ,United States ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,COVID-19 vaccine - Abstract
At present, COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in the USA, but large proportions of the American populace remain unvaccinated. One possible source of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a lack of trust in science. In this study, drawing from the large literature at the intersection of science and religion, we ask whether beliefs in an engaged God (the belief that God is involved in daily human affairs) predict mistrust of the COVID-19 vaccine and whether any observed association differs across race, gender, and education. Using nationally representative data from Wave 6 of the Baylor Religion Survey (2021), our results suggest that beliefs in an engaged God were associated with greater mistrust in the COVID-19 vaccine. This association was amplified for Hispanic and lower educated Americans. We argue that beliefs in an engaged God may promote a distrust of science, reduce motivation to get vaccinated, and derive comfort and strength by placing control over one's life in the hands of a loving, involved deity. We also situate our findings within an emerging body of work on the "dark side" of religion and reflect on their implications for understanding the broader religion/health connection.
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44. Crisis and mental health of working women: risk factors and integrated care interventions based on organizational, individual, and institutional partnership.
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Hamouche, Salima
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VIOLENCE in the workplace ,HEALTH facilities ,MENTAL health ,LABOR supply ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,AT-risk people ,INTEGRATED health care delivery ,TECHNOLOGY ,STAY-at-home orders ,CRISIS intervention (Mental health services) ,WOMEN employees ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,INDUSTRIAL relations ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,TELEMEDICINE - Abstract
Purpose: Crises can weigh heavily on individuals' mental health. COVID-19 is a crisis that has shaken humanity, plunging it into a great wave of fear, ambiguity and uncertainty, due to its novelty and rapid spread, as well as lethality. Mental health disparities between women and men have widened as a result of this pandemic. Stress factors have multiplied, especially among working women, making them more psychologically vulnerable than they were before this pandemic and easy prey to psychological distress. This emphasized the importance of having integrated care interventions that take into consideration the organizational context, with gendered lenses. This paper discusses the relationship between COVID-19 and psychological distress among women in the workforce. It presents the main sources of stress and addresses integrated care interventions that can help to prevent psychological distress among women. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is a viewpoint and critique of the recent literature. Findings: Interventions based on a partnership between employers, employees, and government, including health and social services are needed to prevent mental health problems among women in the workplace that can result from crises. In this case, a gendered approach as well as an optimization of the use of new technologies should be favored. Originality/value: There is little focus on the development of integrated care approaches to address psychological distress among working women in times of crisis and beyond. This paper helps to expand the scope of integrated care to work-related mental health research by exploring the impact of an unprecedented health crisis on a vulnerable group that suffers from disparities in mental health. It also provides insights into preventive interventions, built upon an integrated care approach, based on a tripartite partnership between working women, employing organizations, and governmental institutions, facilitated by the integration of new technologies. By doing this, the author aims to contribute to the prevention of mental health issues that can result from this crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. COVID-19: a crisis of the female self-employed
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Alexander S. Kritikos, Daniel Graeber, and Johannes Seebauer
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Decomposition methods ,Economics and Econometrics ,decomposition methods ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,L26 ,Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA) ,Affect (psychology) ,representative real-time surveydata ,Economic hardship ,representative real-time survey data ,jel:L26 ,0502 economics and business ,Pandemic ,Self employed ,Fachgruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre ,ddc:330 ,gender ,050207 economics ,J31 ,Economic consequences ,Demography ,Social policy ,J71 ,Original Paper ,J16 ,I18 ,330 Wirtschaft ,05 social sciences ,Gender ,jel:J71 ,COVID-19 ,Representative real-time survey data ,jel:J31 ,Extern ,income ,jel:I18 ,300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::330 Wirtschaft ,Income ,jel:J16 ,Survey data collection ,Demographic economics ,Psychology ,Self-employed ,050203 business & management - Abstract
We investigate how the economic consequences of the pandemic, and of the government-mandated measures to contain its spread, affect the self-employed – particularly women – in Germany. For our analysis, we use representative, real-time survey data in which respondents were asked about their situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings indicate that among the self-employed, who generally face a higher likelihood of income losses due to COVID-19 than employees, women are 35% more likely to experience income losses than their male counterparts. Conversely, we do not find a comparable gender gap among employees. Our results further suggest that the gender gap among the self-employed is largely explained by the fact that women disproportionately work in industries that are more severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our analysis of potential mechanisms reveals that women are significantly more likely to be impacted by government-imposed restrictions, i.e. the regulation of opening hours. We conclude that future policy measures intending to mitigate the consequences of such shocks should account for this considerable variation in economic hardship., CEPA Discussion Papers; 27
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46. Changes in Self-Reported Web-Based Gambling Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study
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Emma, Claesdotter-Knutsson and Anders, Håkansson
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Original Paper ,psychological distress ,pandemic ,gender ,COVID-19 ,sense organs ,web-based gambling - Abstract
Background The COVID‑19 pandemic has affected not only somatic health with over 3.7 million deaths worldwide, but also has had a huge impact on psychological health, creating what amounts to a mental health crisis. The negative effect of the pandemic on traditional addictions is well described and concerning, and the same has been seen for gambling. Objective This study explores self-reported web-based gambling behavior during the COVID‑19 pandemic in Sweden. We investigated overall changes, but also changes in specific web-based gambling types, and whether they are associated with certain risk factors or lifestyle changes. Methods Our study is based on an anonymous web-based survey of web panel participants in Sweden (N=1501) designed to study a range of behavioral changes during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Increases in gambling were analyzed using logistic regression models against sociodemographic data and psychological distress. Results The majority of the respondents who gambled reported no changes in their gambling habits during the COVID‑19 pandemic. We found significant associations with the problem gambling severity index (PGSI), the Kessler score (indicating psychological distress), employment status, changes in alcohol habits, and self-exclusion when looking at overall changes in gambling activity in the pandemic. In the subgroup that reported an increase in gambling activity, we found an association with both the PGSI and Kessler scores. The PGSI score was also an independent predictor for all specific web-based gambling (horses, sports, poker, and casino) whereas the Kessler score only had a significant impact on changes in casino gambling. In addition, male gender was an independent predictor for gambling on sports and casino gambling. Conclusions The majority of respondents who gambled reported no changes in their gambling activity during the COVID‑19 pandemic. The group that reported an increase in overall gambling activity during the COVID-19 pandemic represent a group with gambling problems and psychological distress. The group that reported increased sports and casino gambling were often male, and this group seemed to experience more psychological distress.
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47. The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on psychiatric admissions: role of gender
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Luke Hogarth and Monica Davies
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medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Demographics ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Epidemiology ,Mental Health Act ,admissions ,legal status ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,gender ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Psychiatry ,Government ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,medicine.disease ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Schizophrenia ,Papers ,Social care ,Other ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background The UK went into nationwide lockdown on 24 March 2020, in response to COVID-19. The direct psychiatric effects of this are relatively unknown. Aims We examined whether the first UK lockdown changed the demographics of patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals (to include gender, legality, route of admission and diagnoses), independent of seasonal variation.. Method We conducted an anonymous review of psychiatric admissions aged ≥18 years in the 6-month period after the announcement of the first UK lockdown (March to August 2020), and in the previous year (March to August 2019), in Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in-patient facilities. The number of admissions were compared, along with factors that may help to explain the psychological effects of national lockdown. Results There was no significant increase in total number of admissions or the gender percentage. However, there was a 11.8% increase in formal sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983. This increase was sustained and statistically significant across all 6 months. A sustained decrease in admissions via the crisis team was also observed as being statistically significant. Separate diagnoses saw changes in percentage of admissions between March and May. The most statistically significant was schizophrenia admissions for men in April (18.7%), and women in March (18.4%). Conclusions Our findings highlight the effect of COVID-19 on the legal status of psychiatric admissions, and emphasise the importance of having a robust, adaptable and open psychiatric service that caters to the ongoing needs of patients, regardless of government restrictions.
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48. Adult PTSD symptoms and substance use during Wave 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Cheryl L. Currie
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Research paper ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Psychological intervention ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Primary care ,Logistic regression ,Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Psychology ,COVID-19 ,Alcohol ,PTSD ,Cannabis ,Socioeconomic status ,Gender ,Psychiatry ,Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) ,HV1-9960 ,biology ,business.industry ,biology.organism_classification ,BF1-990 ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Clinical Psychology ,Substance use ,business - Abstract
Highlights • About 13% of Alberta adults had significantly increased their substance use during the pandemic. • These increases (alcohol and/or cannabis) did not differ by gender. • Pandemic-related PTSD symptoms were associated with increased substance use. • This association was moderate in strength and did not differ by gender. • Almost 50% of adults indicated they needed supports to help them with these problems., Introduction This study examined associations between pandemic-related PTSD symptoms and substance use among adults, the role of gender and socioeconomic status in these outcomes, and the supports that adults needed to address these problems during Wave 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada. Methods and Measures Data were collected from 933 community-based adults without a previous diagnosis of PTSD in June 2020. The Primary Care PTSD Screen was adapted to assess pandemic-related PTSD symptoms. Participants were asked if alcohol or cannabis use had increased in the past month. Adjusted logistic regression models examined associations between pandemic-related PTSD symptoms and substance use. Results More women (19%) than men (13%) met criteria for high pandemic-related PTSD symptomology, while a similar percentage (13.4% of women, 13.2% of men) reported significant increases in substance use during the pandemic. Adults 18–35 years; those who believed they would become infected with the virus; and those with low income, education, or pandemic-related job loss were more likely to report PTSD symptoms. High pandemic-related PTSD symptomology was associated with a significant substance use increase among both women (OR = 2.2) and men (OR = 2.3) in adjusted models. Many adults (50% of women, 40% of men) reported they needed help to address these problems. Conclusions Pandemic-related PTSD symptoms were common among adults during Wave 1 of COVID-19. These symptoms were associated with a significant increase in substance use among women and men. Many adults voiced a need for help with these problems. Findings suggest substance use interventions that consider and address pandemic-related PTSD symptoms may be needed.
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49. Covid-19 and female migrants: policy challenges and multiple vulnerabilities
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Nhengu, Dudziro
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50. Gender Differences in Satisfaction With a Text Messaging Program (Text4Hope) and Anticipated Receptivity to Technology-Based Health Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Survey Study
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Vincent I. O. Agyapong, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Marianne Hrabok, Xin-Min Li, Shireen Surood, Bo Cao, Daniel Li, April Gusnowski, Reham Shalaby, Wesley Vuong, Russell Greiner, Mark Snaterse, and Kelly Mrklas
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Adult ,Male ,Coping (psychology) ,stress, pandemic ,Technology ,020205 medical informatics ,Cross-sectional study ,Psychological intervention ,Health Informatics ,02 engineering and technology ,Personal Satisfaction ,Likert scale ,Alberta ,03 medical and health sciences ,e-mental health ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Health care ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,medicine ,gender ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pandemics ,Original Paper ,Text4Hope ,mobile phone ,Sex Characteristics ,Text Messaging ,lcsh:T58.5-58.64 ,lcsh:Information technology ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,satisfaction ,COVID-19 ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,anxiety ,Test (assessment) ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Community health ,depression ,Anxiety ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,business ,text ,Demography - Abstract
Background In March 2020, Text4Hope—a community health service—was provided to Alberta residents. This free service aims to promote psychological resilience and alleviate pandemic-associated stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feedback, satisfaction, experience, and perceptions of Text4Hope subscribers and to examine any differences based on gender after subscribers received 6 weeks of daily supportive text messages. Additionally, this study examined subscribers’ anticipated receptivity to technology-based medical services that could be offered during major crises, emergencies, or pandemics. Methods Individuals self-subscribed to Text4Hope to receive daily supportive text messages for 3 months. Subscribers were invited to complete a web-based survey at 6 weeks postintervention to provide service satisfaction–related information. Overall satisfaction was assessed on a scale of 0-10, and satisfaction scores were analyzed using a related-measures t test. Likert scale satisfaction responses were used to assess various aspects of the Text4Hope program. Gender differences were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Chi-square analyses. Results A total of 2032 subscribers completed the baseline and 6-week surveys; 1788 (88%) were female, 219 (10.8%) were male, and 25 (1.2%) were other gender. The mean age of study participants was 44.58 years (SD 13.45 years). The mean overall satisfaction score was 8.55 (SD 1.78), suggesting high overall satisfaction with Text4Hope. The ANOVA analysis, which was conducted using the Welch test (n=1716), demonstrated that females had significantly higher mean satisfaction scores than males (8.65 vs 8.11, respectively; mean difference=0.546; 95% CI 0.19 to 0.91; P Conclusions Respondents affirmed the high quality of the text messages with their positive feedback. Technology-based services can provide remotely accessible and population-level interventions that align with the recommended physical distancing practices for pandemics. Text4Hope subscriber feedback revealed high satisfaction and acceptance at 6 weeks postintervention. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.2196/19292
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