Collision of Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Economic Conditions among Women: A Sociological Perception

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an alarming impact on women globally, with women being disproportionately affected by job loss and burnout as they juggle work with care giving demands. Economic fallout by the Covid-19 pandemic is having a inconsiderate impact on them and they are disproportionately represented in sectors offering low wages, few benefits and the least secure jobs. Women, who are the only bread earners of their families especially widows, have faced an economic failure which later effects other parts of their life as well, such as; in education of their children, nutritious food, health conditions, shelter and in cities usually people used to live on the rent rooms or houses and for those people they have to pay the rent of the house, electricity bills, water connections etc. And it has been found that low-income women, ageing women, and single mothers, around the world and especially from developing countries, encounter the inequalities that exist for women and also the vulnerabilities of belonging to another relatively disadvantaged group of society as well. This paper places the interest on major impacts of Covid-19 pandemic lockdown on different issues and especially on economic toll through which the women are facing many more difficulties to survive. The study is based on reviewing of primary data sources (observations) as well as secondary sources of data. On the basis of the recommendations given in this review based study, the government and non-governmental organizations should look towards these issues that the women are facing since the early days of Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords

• Covid-19
• Ecnomic issues
• Women

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