Public institutions and home-based teleworking in times of pandemic: a case study at the University of Valencia

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the types of telework that have differentiated gender implications. The research follows a case design using a multi-method approach through an auto-ethnographic approach and a web_based survey of home-based teleworkers experiences during the lockdown during COVID 19 in the University of Valencia (UV). The findings reveal that simultaneous paid and unpaid work in the domestic space has widespread consequences that impact negatively on gender equality in terms of labour productivity, well-being and work-life balance. Despite the re-emergence of telework as a field of study during the COVID 19 pandemic, the literature review confirms gaps from a gender perspective. The concluding section highlights the importance of introducing a gender sensitive perspective for research on home-based teleworking in the post-Covid era. The chapter emphasises the strategic importance of approaching teleworking from a holistic standpoint by considering the community in its entirety rather than employers mapping out individual or unilateral teleworking strategies.