Ali Rabia, Ullah Hazir
Assistant Professor Sociology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Associate Professor Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Asian J Soc Sci. 2021 Sep;49(3):145-152. doi: 10.1016/j.ajss.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Jun 19.
This study explores the experiences of women academics while combining the challenging job of online teaching and familial responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. The aim is to outline the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on women academics. We employed a qualitative research design and collected data through in-depth qualitative telephonic interviews with thirteen women academics in four public sector universities in Pakistan. The findings show that women academics remained overwhelmed by the workload; lacked support; and endured a tiring struggle to manage their official duties and familial responsibilities. They were stressed and stuck in their children and family care and online teaching and had hardly any time for academic writing. The participants expressed being burned out, depressed, exhausted, angry, and in desperate need of personal time. Since women experienced the lockdown differently than men we suggest that they may be compensated at the time of tenure/promotions.
本研究探讨了巴基斯坦女性学者在新冠疫情期间兼顾在线教学这一具有挑战性的工作和家庭责任的经历。目的是概述新冠疫情对女性学者的不均衡影响。我们采用了定性研究设计，通过对巴基斯坦四所公立大学的13名女性学者进行深入的定性电话访谈来收集数据。研究结果表明，女性学者因工作量而不堪重负；缺乏支持；并在努力履行公务和家庭责任时倍感疲惫。她们在照顾孩子和家庭以及在线教学方面压力重重，几乎没有时间进行学术写作。参与者表示感到精疲力竭、沮丧、疲惫、愤怒，迫切需要个人时间。由于女性对封锁的体验与男性不同，我们建议在任职/晋升时给予她们补偿。
