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Teleworking, unpaid work and gender violence in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract:

We explored the difficulties around telework, unpaid work, and gender violence in Ecuador during the Covid-19 pandemic from a gender perspective. The sample consisted of 533 voluntary participants of both sexes composed via an invitation on Facebook's social network and through agreements with public and private institutions. Findings reveal that women are the most affected by having to telecommute and doing at the same time household tasks. The absence of men’s co-responsibility in unpaid household activities is perceptible, showing the socially accepted and valued patterns of action for both women and men. A clear example of this is machismo and marianismo, which continues to be a drag in Latin American societies and mark what man expects of a feminine woman. Finally results showed, although not being statistically significant, that the number of reported gender violence cases during the pandemic was small.