“Happily tired”: A descriptive qualitative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women academics in Qatar

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI:10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102971

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted existing gender inequalities and inequities in academia, such as unequal workload distribution and insufficient recognition of women's scientific and institutional contributions. This study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women academics in Qatar. We employed a descriptive qualitative design and conducted semi-structured interviews with 17 participants from government and semi-government higher education institutions. We used the intersectionality framework to examine how various social identities interacted to influence the impact of the pandemic. Thematic analysis revealed a range of positive and negative impacts on the professional and personal lives of women, personal and institutional moderating factors, and coping strategies. We conclude that higher education institutions need to develop systems and structures to reduce existing gender inequities and mitigate the inequitable impact of emergencies and disasters.

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"幸福的疲惫"：关于 COVID-19 大流行对卡塔尔女学者影响的描述性定性研究

COVID-19 大流行突显了学术界现存的性别不平等和不公平现象，如工作量分配不平等以及对妇女在科学和机构方面的贡献认识不足。本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行对卡塔尔女学者的影响。我们采用了描述性定性设计，对来自政府和半官方高等教育机构的 17 名参与者进行了半结构化访谈。我们使用交叉性框架来研究各种社会身份是如何相互作用以影响大流行病的影响的。专题分析揭示了对女性职业和个人生活的一系列积极和消极影响、个人和机构的调节因素以及应对策略。我们得出的结论是，高等教育机构需要开发系统和结构，以减少现有的性别不平等现象，减轻紧急情况和灾难造成的不公平影响。

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Womens Studies International Forum WOMENS STUDIES-

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2.50

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7.10%

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79 days

期刊介绍： Women"s Studies International Forum (formerly Women"s Studies International Quarterly, established in 1978) is a bimonthly journal to aid the distribution and exchange of feminist research in the multidisciplinary, international area of women"s studies and in feminist research in other disciplines. The policy of the journal is to establish a feminist forum for discussion and debate. The journal seeks to critique and reconceptualize existing knowledge, to examine and re-evaluate the manner in which knowledge is produced and distributed, and to assess the implications this has for women"s lives.