Mothers in Lockdown Due to COVID-19 in Mexico: Does Having a Paid Job Make a Difference?

ABSTRACT: Worldwide lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had one thing in common between different countries: they highly affected family life in different ways. However, the way they affected women with young children has not been well studied. With the purpose of evaluating the experience of lockdown in Mexico in mothers with and without a paid job carried out at home, 220 Mexican women between 24 and 55 years of age, with one or more children under 15 years of age and who lived with their partner, answered online questionnaires. The results show that, although most of the domestic tasks were carried out by the mothers, the partners of those who had a paid job significantly collaborated more with them. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) were frequently used in both groups, but

SUBMITTER: Calleja N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature