Journal article

Coronavirus, domestic labour and care: Gendered roles locked down

Lyn Craig

Journal of Sociology | SAGE Publications | Published : 2020

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic turned daily lives upside down. Lockdowns and physical distancing meant hundreds of thousands of people switched to working from home, significantly blurring the temporal and spatial boundaries between paid work, domestic labour and caring for others. This article explores gender relations, and the division of employment, domestic labour and care, drawing on early results from an online survey, Work and Care in the Time of Covid-19, carried out between 7 May and 4 June 2020.

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