Female academic staff experiences during Covid-19-19

Abstract

Many organizations, including academic institutions, asked staff members to work remotely in reaction to COVID-19 in early 2020. According to Aldossari and Chaudhry (2021), the education system then witnessed a swift shift away from school environment approaches toward online learning. However, it is understood that the pandemic affects men and women differently. Higher education is not any different from this. Yildirim and Eslen-Ziya (2020) state that due to the shutdown of lower and middle-level schools, childcare duties and home chores suddenly increased for women with children. The distinction between work and the home appears to be eroding as household roles and obligations become less clear. Family homes were converted into centers of learning, care, and employment. There are signs that the pandemic caused divisions in roles among men and women to expand. The lockdown abruptly increased the number of childcare duties and domestic work that women had to accomplish on top of the hardship of raising children and working for themselves. The research aim is to explore the experience of female academics on challenges and benefits in the work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Questions: What was the experience of female academics during COVID-19?  What were the challenges and benefits of working during the COVID-19 pandemic? How has technology influenced female academic practices?