Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
12. International Conference on Political Economy (ICOPEC2021@Manisa) Impacts of COVID-19 on Societies and Economies,, Manisa, Türkiye, 24 - 26 Haziran 2021, ss.18
On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 virus outbreak a
pandemic. This statement made it possible to understand the global health emergency and the imminent global
economic recession caused by its effects. The drop in employment related to social distancing measures and
health protocols has had a strong impact on different sectors with a high rate of female employment. This
health phenomenon not only caused radical changes in the working conditions of the workforce but also made
it necessary to re-discuss the current gender dynamics. With the rise of distance learning during the Covid-19
pandemic, homes replaced offices and universities, and the boundaries between work and domestic life
overlapped. The fact that the same place is used for working and daily activities has made the working hours
uncertain and the work-life balance of the employees is disturbed. However, due to traditional gender roles,
women's household workload has increased; hence this workload has affected their academic productivity.
This study explores “How Covid-19 affects women's academic productivity in Mexico and Turkey”. To answer
the research question, female academics in both countries will be reached by snowball sampling and online
interviews will be conducted using semi-structured questionnaires. The study aims to focus on the factors
affecting women’s academic productivity in the pandemic, to reveal the strategies developed by women for
establishing work-life balance, and to conduct a discussion on the rearrangement of the sharing of household
chores.