How COVID-19 pandemic forces women to do more unpaid care work

📆 11/13/2021 11:30 AM
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has aggravated already existing economic inequalities faced by women.

According to the 2021 National Household Survey, a study commissioned by Oxfam Pilipinas, women spent 13 hours of daily care work compared to only eight hours for men.

A mother displaced from her home due to armed conflict crosses a flooded area in Maguindanao while carrying her child. “Providing care falls disproportionately on the shoulders of women and girls. Say, for example, when the mother is not home, by default, her responsibility is automatically passed onto her daughter. It’s typical in our community, in Filipino households. This kind of culture or practice has been burdening women and girls since time immemorial,” she added.

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