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Women and the weight of a pandemic: A survey of four Western US states early in the Coronavirus outbreak

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  • Amber N. W. Raile
  • Eric D. Raile
  • David C. W. Parker
  • Elizabeth A. Shanahan
  • Pavielle Haines

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In the initial months of the COVID‐19 outbreak in the United States, people struggled to adjust to the new normal. The burden of managing changes to home and work life seemed to fall disproportionately to women due to the nature of women's employment and gendered societal pressures. We surveyed residents of four western states in the first months of the outbreak to compare the experiences of women and men during this time. We found that women were disproportionately vulnerable to workplace disruptions, negative impacts on daily life, and increased mental load. Women with children and women who lost their jobs were particularly impacted. These results contribute to the growing body of findings about the disproportionate impacts of crises on women and should inform organizational and government policies to help mitigate these impacts and to enhance societal resilience in future emergencies.

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  • Amber N. W. Raile & Eric D. Raile & David C. W. Parker & Elizabeth A. Shanahan & Pavielle Haines, 2021. "Women and the weight of a pandemic: A survey of four Western US states early in the Coronavirus outbreak," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(S2), pages 554-565, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:gender:v:28:y:2021:i:s2:p:554-565
    DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12590
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