Impact of the Covid Pandemic for Gender Inequality in Work and Family

The Covid pandemic severely altered family and work arrangements in all societies and continue to have an impact. Some evidence indicates that the pandemic reversed much of the progress toward gender equality made in the past several decades. Far more women than men were forced out of the labor market, in part because they were expected to care for children and elderly during lockdowns and in part because they were employed in sectors hard hit by the pandemic. Beyond these broad trends, however, there is the need for more detailed research on how gender inequalities have been affected by the social and economic effects of by the global pandemic. This session invites research on how gender inequalities in family, workplaces, and their intersection changed in diverse contexts. Papers utilizing diverse data sources and qualitative or quantitative research methods are welcome.