COVID-19 a New Contributor of the Gender Gap?
Keywords:
gender gap, unpaid work, women in research, stay at home, pandemic in MexicoAbstract
During the lockdown due the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, the gender inequity has increased negatively affecting participation and productivity of
women in science. In this comparative-descriptive work, we surveyed people employed in scientifical research; the results show a big part of those polled did scientific writing and research work online from home. A greater portion of
women performed fewer activities, such as writing scientific papers and research proposals, and even completely stopped their work in research. In parallel, the time devoted
to unpaid work, for example, meal preparation, was increased mainly for women (p<0.05). This inequity in unpaid work could be associated to different factors including the establishment of gender stereotypes and gender roles. In women, the increase in unpaid work and the decrease of research work could have important consequences in their professional careers, probably affecting productivity evaluations and consequently their labor status.
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