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Women working from home during COVID-19 : An Analysis


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1 KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar, India
2 Itisaras (Registered Non-Profit Organization), Delhi, India
 

Purpose: This paper reviews different media sources to understand the experiences of Indian women working from home between March, 2020 and September, 2020 during the Covid-19 induced lockdown in India. Methodology: A systematic search was conducted on Google search engine using keywords like Indian working women, work during Covid-19, work from home during pandemic, etc. Relevant data and information from 52 online print media outlets were selected to be included in this review. Findings: After careful analysis of the selected articles, three main themes emerged and were found to be repeated with gradual development across the seven months (March, 2020 - September, 2020). Originality/Value: It is hoped that this thematic and chronological analysis will help in giving a clear outlook on the problems women are facing while working from home during the pandemic, and suggest effective measures that can be taken in the coming future to resolve the same. Based on our research, such an online print media based analysis has not been conducted by other studies. This paper tries to reach out to the very core of the chosen topic by looking at online media because actual problems of real women were reported there. It tries to feel the pulse of the Indian society and the challenges that the women are facing everyday during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Indian Working Women, Work-Life Balance, Work During Covid-19, Work from Home During Pandemic, Working During Lockdown.
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Authors

Gargi Banerjee
KIIT School of Management, Bhubaneswar, India
Indrani Pati
Itisaras (Registered Non-Profit Organization), Delhi, India

Abstract


Purpose: This paper reviews different media sources to understand the experiences of Indian women working from home between March, 2020 and September, 2020 during the Covid-19 induced lockdown in India. Methodology: A systematic search was conducted on Google search engine using keywords like Indian working women, work during Covid-19, work from home during pandemic, etc. Relevant data and information from 52 online print media outlets were selected to be included in this review. Findings: After careful analysis of the selected articles, three main themes emerged and were found to be repeated with gradual development across the seven months (March, 2020 - September, 2020). Originality/Value: It is hoped that this thematic and chronological analysis will help in giving a clear outlook on the problems women are facing while working from home during the pandemic, and suggest effective measures that can be taken in the coming future to resolve the same. Based on our research, such an online print media based analysis has not been conducted by other studies. This paper tries to reach out to the very core of the chosen topic by looking at online media because actual problems of real women were reported there. It tries to feel the pulse of the Indian society and the challenges that the women are facing everyday during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords


Indian Working Women, Work-Life Balance, Work During Covid-19, Work from Home During Pandemic, Working During Lockdown.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23862/kiit-parikalpana%2F2020%2Fv16%2Fi1-2%2F204566