The paper examines the multi-tasked role of women in caregiving and career during the COVID-19 partial lockdown in Ghana. One hundred fifty three mothers with careers within the Accra Metropolis participated in the study through purposive and snow balling sampling methods of non-probability sampling technique. To observe the COVID-19 protocols of social distancing, the research instrument was designed using Google forms and distributed to respondents via social media platforms (emails and WhatsApp). The results revealed that caregiving mothers generally reported to work late from home than if there were in the office and were less effective and productive working from home but were assured of job security because they mostly worked in the public sector. Hours used for domestic activities rose steadily during the lockdown period and social support from non-relatives in caregiving increased. The paper’s finding suggests that mothers working from home are faced with difficult and conflicting roles which puts more pressure on women during the pandemic period. Women who are unable to access social support continue to be stressed and burdened in an attempt to combine family, care giving, and career roles which ultimately affect their overall wellbeing.

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在大流行期间以事业为生；加纳妇女案

本文考察了加纳COVID-19局部封锁期间妇女在照料和职业中的多任务作用。通过非概率抽样技术的有目的和雪球抽样方法，阿克拉大都会地区内有153个职业的母亲参加了这项研究。为了观察社交距离的COVID-19协议，该研究工具是使用Google表单设计的，并通过社交媒体平台（电子邮件和WhatsApp）分发给了受访者。结果表明，照料的母亲通常报告说在家中的工作要比在办公室晚，而且在家工作的效率和生产效率较低，但由于他们大多在公共部门工作，因此可以确保工作的安全性。在锁定期间，用于家庭活动的时间稳定增长，非亲属在护理方面的社会支持增加了。该论文的发现表明，在家工作的母亲面临困难和矛盾的角色，这在大流行时期给妇女带来了更大的压力。无法获得社会支持的妇女继续受到压力和负担，试图将家庭，照料和职业角色结合起来，最终影响她们的整体福祉。