The importance of time-use surveys in guiding social policies: the gendered impact of COVID-19 on paid and unpaid work in the Caribbean

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cepal.callNumberLC/TS.2023/16
cepal.docTypeSeries
cepal.jobNumberS2300042_en
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.sdg5
cepal.sdg8
cepal.topicEngCOVID-19
cepal.topicEngGENDER EQUALITY
cepal.topicEngPUBLIC POLICIES
cepal.topicSpaCOVID-19
cepal.topicSpaIGUALDAD DE GÉNERO
cepal.topicSpaPOLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS
cepal.workareaEngGENDER AFFAIRS
cepal.workareaSpaASUNTOS DE GÉNERO
dc.contributor.authorLeon, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorFloyd, Shirelle
dc.contributor.authorAbdulkadri, Abdullahi
dc.contributor.institutionONU Mujeres
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-24T15:10:11Z
dc.date.available2023-03-24T15:10:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-24
dc.description.abstractRecognizing the importance of unpaid work is critical to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, which is Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Like most SDGs that are focused on the people dimension of the 2030 Agenda, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed some of the gains made in gender equality and women’s empowerment. Following the onset of COVID-19, many women have been forced to devote greater time to unpaid work activities, the extent of which has not been previously well-documented in the Caribbean. In this study, we evaluate how women and men allocated their time to different unpaid work in the household during the pandemic to gain a better understanding of the pattern of change in time-use in times of shocks and to inform the formulation of appropriate policy responses. Using data from a Rapid Gender Assessment Survey of the impacts of COVID-19 in the Caribbean, we found that women, especially those who work in the services sector, were more impacted by job losses than men. Although already overburdened with unpaid work prior to the pandemic, women spent more time in unpaid work, particularly in caring for children, than men during the pandemic. Unfortunately, there is no established system of time-use surveys in the Caribbean to provide a robust data set that could be used to establish trends in pre-pandemic use of time by women and men. The findings of the current study point to the need to conduct time-use surveys on a regular basis. In addition to providing statistics on how women and men allocate their time for different purposes, such surveys will provide insights into factors impeding women’s labour market participation in the Caribbean. Towards this end, important considerations for implementing time-use surveys are presented in this study for the consideration of National Statistical Offices of the Caribbean
dc.description.tableOfContentsAbstract .-- Introduction .-- I. Background .-- II. Gendered impacts of COVID-19 on paid and unpaid work. A. Source of data for the study. B. The gendered impact of COVID-19 on time-use in paid work. C. The gendered impact of COVID-19 on time-use in unpaid work . D. Implications of the findings .-- III. Considerations for the design of time-use surveys .-- V. Conclusion.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/TS.2023/16
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/TS.2023/4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/48770
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription36 p.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisherUN WOMEN
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesStudies and Perspectives Series (The Caribbean)
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo118
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngTIME USE STATISTICS
dc.subject.unbisEngCOVID-19
dc.subject.unbisEngVIRUSES
dc.subject.unbisEngPANDEMICS
dc.subject.unbisEngEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngUNPAID WORK
dc.subject.unbisEngGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA SOCIAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaESTADISTICAS DEL USO DEL TIEMPO
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOVID-19
dc.subject.unbisSpaVIRUS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPANDEMIAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMPLEO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRABAJO NO REMUNERADO
dc.subject.unbisSpaIGUALDAD DE GENERO
dc.titleThe importance of time-use surveys in guiding social policies: the gendered impact of COVID-19 on paid and unpaid work in the Caribbean
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