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How National Lockdown Restrictions Impacted the New Zealand Female Workforce: A Review

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  • Kunchana Wanniarachchi

    (Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand)

  • Indrapriya Kularatne

    (Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus, Auckland, New Zealand)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the everyday ways of life across the world. The objective of this study is to understand the impacts of nationwide lockdown restrictions on female workforce of New Zealand. To conduct this study three subsets were selected: working mothers, essential workers and women in high-risk industries. New Zealand has a gender segregated workforce, and more women on the frontline as essential workers who faced risks from COVID-19. A quantitative approach based on secondary data published by the Government of New Zealand was employed in this study. The analysis was carried out under three themes: family wellbeing, essential workers and women in high-risk industries. All the themes point to the fact that the working women of New Zealand indeed have been critically impacted compared with working men.

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  • Kunchana Wanniarachchi & Indrapriya Kularatne, 2024. "How National Lockdown Restrictions Impacted the New Zealand Female Workforce: A Review," Journal of Economic Analysis, Anser Press, vol. 3(4), pages 66-82, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bba:j00001:v:3:y:2024:i:4:p:66-82:d:253
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