ABSTRACT

Disasters are experienced by, and responded to, differently based on the gender of those experiencing these. The responsibilities of women, particularly mothers, are amplified during times of pressure. This study investigated the experiences of teaching-mothers in Pakistan during the Covid-19 pandemic to understand the challenges they faced as professionals and as mothers. The data were collected through in-depth interviews of 24 teaching-mothers. The study participants were identified through the snowball sampling technique. The data were collected until the point of data saturation and analysed through. The analysis indicates that teaching-mothers in Pakistan faced issues in terms of maintaining their work-life balance, managing space and resources for online teaching, and learning a new set of skills in order to teach online. These multiple challenges affected their mental health. The findings indicate a sharp division of gendered roles in Pakistan and their negative impact on the mental health of women during Covid-19. The study suggests devising organizational policies to support teaching-mothers generally and especially during crises.

摘要

根据经历这些灾难的人的性别，他们对灾难的经历和应对方式有所不同。在压力时期，女性，尤其是母亲的责任被放大了。这项研究调查了在 Covid-19 大流行期间在巴基斯坦教妈妈的经历，以了解她们作为专业人士和母亲所面临的挑战。这些数据是通过对 24 位教母的深入访谈收集的。研究参与者是通过雪球抽样技术确定的。收集数据直到数据饱和点并进行分析。分析表明，巴基斯坦的教母在保持工作与生活的平衡、管理在线教学的空间和资源以及学习一套新的在线教学技能方面面临问题。这些多重挑战影响了他们的心理健康。调查结果表明，在 Covid-19 期间，巴基斯坦性别角色的严重分化及其对女性心理健康的负面影响。该研究建议制定组织政策来支持教学母亲，特别是在危机期间。