COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland from gender+ perspective: lockdown policies, employment, and care
Tues 24 May 2022, 14.00-15.30
Bobek, 2022, RESISTIRÉ presentation, RINCE seminar series
Speaker: Dr Alicja Bobek, TU Dublin
Discussant: Dr Mags Crean, UCD
Abstract:
This paper will explore the impact of COVID-19 policies on the relationship between paid employment and care work in Ireland, with a particular focus on gender and intersectionality. As we argue, these two perspectives were often missing from policies aimed at combating the public health crisis, as well as from the measures implemented to mitigate the consequences of public health policies. As this paper will discuss, the lack of gender+ perspective in these policies can be explained by the overall approach towards gender roles and care, which pre-date the pandemic.