A recent study by Oxfam International showed that 43 per cent of 3,558 women surveyed in five countries, reported feeling more anxious, depressed, isolated, overworked or ill due to taking on even more unpaid care work during the current pandemic. The data is similarly skewed in Bangladesh. A rapid assessment by Brac’s Gender, Diversity and Justice Programme early on during the pandemic found 91 per cent of 557 women working in formal and informal sectors reported doing higher amounts of unpaid care work, and 89 percent reported having no leisure time at all. Brac’s findings also warned of a negative impact on women’s mental health as a result of the extra work.
A recent study by Oxfam International showed that 43 per cent of 3,558 women surveyed in five countries, reported feeling more anxious, depressed, isolated, overworked or ill due to taking on even more unpaid care work during the current pandemic. The data is similarly skewed in Bangladesh. A rapid assessment by Brac’s Gender, Diversity and Justice Programme early on during the pandemic found 91 per cent of 557 women working in formal and informal sectors reported doing higher amounts of unpaid care work, and 89 percent reported having no leisure time at all. Brac’s findings also warned of a negative impact on women’s mental health as a result of the extra work.
