Dampak COVID-19 Terhadap Kaum Perempuan: Perspektif Feminisme

This article discusses the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women globally. Various health protocols have been implemented by more than 100 contries since March 2020 to deal with COVID-19, especially lockdown and work from home (WFH) regulations. These protocols have caused various effects, include the downfall of the world economy. This article seeks to answer the question of how the impact of WFH and economic downfall on women. This question arises because women have already faced inequality and vulnerability even before COVID-19. To answer this question, the author will use data from mass media, journal articles, and various official documents. the author uses the perspective of feminism in International Relations to analyze the issue. This study finds that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not gender-neutral. However, it is hitting women even harder with three main impacts, first, is the double burden of childcare and work. Second, is the threat toward the possibility of domestic violence (KDRT), and the third is the inequalitytreatment in the economic sector.