Gendered Aspects of Policies to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

Authors : Vezir Aktaş, Marco Nilsson, Yeliz Kindap Tepe

Pages : 42-64

Doi:10.20304/humanitas.1246910

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Publication Date : 2023-10-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Countries have taken different measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. However, it is unclear how such measures affect the daily lives of people in different cultural contexts. Using a qualitative research method and the framework of gender roles, this study analyzes the potential effects of the Turkish government’s policies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on married men and women in Turkey. The respondents answered the open-ended questions developed by the researchers on the Google platform. 20 men (aged 27-54) and 20 women (aged 22-55) participated in the study. The respondents’ experiences were grouped into three themes: gender-related problems; adaptation and new habits/hobbies; and balancing between positive and negative effects. While men stressed the economic effects, women focused on social relations or deeper values of life. The findings were discussed within the framework of Gender Schema Theory and Social Role Theory.
Keywords : Türkiye, hükümet politikası önlemleri, COVID 19 salgını, sokağa çıkma yasakları, karantinalar

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