Impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian women in teleworking

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https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0180

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Teleworking, Triple workload, Personal, academic, and professional routines

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The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the personal, professional, and academic routines of female Brazilian teleworkers. This study aims to analyze the impact of teleworking on the lives of Brazilian women amid the pandemic. The method was a quantitative and exploratory approach, and an online cross-sectional survey conducted with 478 women. The results showed a positive correlation between academic routines and teleworking (p < 0.05; r > 0.00) and a significant association between emotional health and academic routines (p < 0.001). Black women were shown to expend more effort toward academic activities than White women (p < 0.044). The study results contribute to the social sciences by demonstrating the impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian women in teleworking and indicate potential implications for policy formulation and public management in Brazil.

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Cláudia Aparecida Avelar Ferreira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Cláudia Aparecida Avelar Ferreira has doctorate degree in administration for Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Postdoctoral internship in Geography – Treatment of spatial information. Researcher at GEDI − Group of Management, Diversity and Inclusion Studies and NIS − Social Intelligence Center

Camila Álvares dos Reis, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Camila Álvares dos Reis has master’s in administration for Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Researcher at the NUPEGS Research Group − Research Center on Ethics and Social Management.

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Aparecida Avelar Ferreira, C., & Álvares dos Reis, C. . . . (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian women in teleworking. Brazilian Journal of Population Studies, 38, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0180

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