Volume 28 Number 4, 2023

Work from Home for Women Lecturer during Pandemic Outbreak

Chwen-Li Chang ^a, Ivon Arisanti ^{b, c*}​​​​​​
^a Department of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung City 413310, Taiwan (ROC)
clchang@cyut.edu.tw
^b* Department of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung City 413310, Taiwan (ROC)
^c Department of Psychology, Sumbawa University of Technology, Olat Maras Rd. Sumbawa District, West Nusa Tenggara 84371, Indonesia
s10837912@gm.cyut.edu.tw

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus (COVID-19), which has impacted the world from 2019 to the present, has caused a global threat. As a result, the spread of COVID-19, including the closure of all levels of education in Indonesia, declined globally, and all levels of education in Indonesia were forced to work online. This study examines women who work as lecturers in universities, both public and private, and their role as mothers in Indonesia during the COVID-19 period. Data analysis in this study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), and thirty-five lecturers were interviewed to analyze the relationship between professional and family life. This analysis shows that gender discrimination still occurs in some workplaces and households, which harms the psychological well-being of lecturers and homemakers. Overall, this study helps understand the work and family disputes that have arisen during COVID-19 in private and public universities for women who work as lecturers and act as mothers.   

JEL Classification: I2, I24, M5, I12.

Keywords: female lecturer, gender, work-family conflict, COVID-19

Cite this article: 

Chang, C.-L., Arisanti, I., 2023, Work from Home for Women Lecturer during Pandemic Outbreak, International Journal of Business, 28(4), 006. https://doi.org/10.55802/IJB.028(4).006