Effects of the Pandemic on Academic Women in Latin America

Julianna Ramirez Lozano

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Abstract: The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has brought us a serious global economic, health and social crisis. In this context, there has been an increase in the inequality between men and women around the world. In this situation of home confinement, uncertainty, stress and fear, women have been the most affected, regardless of their level of education. In the case of women academics, they have experienced an overload of remote work, but also an increase in the household chores and other activities such as the care of older adults and school teaching of their minor children. The greatest impacts on the perception were the lack of gender equity (SDG 5) and, therefore, the increase of the gender inequality gap (SDG 10) during the pandemic in Latin America (LA).

Keywords: women academic; pandemic; gender equality; reduced inequalities; SDG 5; SDG 10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.106815

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