Title The Impact of Household Labor Distribution on Domestic Conflicts During Covid-19 Confinement Orders
Authors HERNÁNDEZ ALBUJAR, YOLANDA, SAEZ DÍAZ, GEMMA, Garrido-Macias, Marta
External publication No
Means Fem. Econ.
Scope Article
Nature Científica
JCR Quartile 1
SJR Quartile 1
JCR Impact 4.60000
SJR Impact 1.53400
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141396979&doi=10.1080%2f13545701.2022.2116070&partnerID=40&md5=0cfe7a47793ccca9d32fa4f59dc4e2e5
Publication date 03/11/2022
ISI 000878576700001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85141396979
DOI 10.1080/13545701.2022.2116070
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns that started in March 2020 have sparked an increase in domestic labor in many families across the globe. This study focuses on gender differences in the distribution of domestic housework and childcare, as well as how they have impacted couples\' conflicts during confinement, in the context of Spain and Italy. It employs a sequential mixed-methods approach in which a quantitative survey was followed by qualitative in-depth interviews. The results of the quantitative study (N = 447) showed that, for women, total household labor performed during confinement led to the perception of an unequal household distribution, which impacted couples\' conflicts. In-depth interviews with participants from both countries confirmed the quantitative findings and allowed a nuanced understanding of how conflict negotiations evolved during the confinement. The results provide a comprehensive view of how the pandemic may have worsened women\'s situation in the household.
Keywords COVID-19; intrahousehold inequality; gender inequality
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