Desborde y desazón versus flexibilidad y concentración: teletrabajo académico y género en tiempos de pandemia
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2021-03-18
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Universidad de Los Lagos; Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo Regional y Políticas Públicas-CEDER
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La relación entre vida personal y trabajo se ha hecho evidente durante la pandemia del COVID-19: trabajo remunerado, trabajo doméstico, cuidados, vida personal y familiar coexisten en el mismo espacio y tiempo. El trabajo inundó los espacios del hogar y reubicó al teletrabajo en el centro del mundo de lo doméstico. Esta investigación cualitativa analiza la experiencia de teletrabajo bajo pandemia para académicas en Chile. A través de entrevistas foto-provocadas a una muestra de 15 académicas de universidades del norte, centro y sur de Chile, el artículo aborda la neutralidad institucional universitaria respecto al género como una estructura que profundiza desigualdades y excluye a académicas con responsabilidades de cuidado. Los resultados muestran una intensificación y extensión de la jornada online, una sobrecarga de trabajo reproductivo, simultaneidad de tareas, vulnerabilidad emocional y soledad, aunque para algunas académicas el trabajo a distancia también ha significado mayor concentración y flexibilidad laboral. Las variadas condiciones afectan profundamente la experiencia de teletrabajo, el bienestar y las posibilidades de generación de conocimiento y productividad científica. Ante la diversidad de realidades en relación al teletrabajo durante la crisis sanitaria, se plantea la necesidad urgente de políticas institucionales con perspectiva de género.
The relationship between work and personal life has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic: paid work, domestic work, care work, personal and family life coexist in the same space and time. Work flooded home spaces and telecommuting was relocated to the center of the domestic realm. This qualitative research analyzes the experience of female academics working remotely during the pandemic in Chile. Through photo-elucidated interviews with a sample of 15 academics from universities from the north, center and south of Chile, the article addresses university-institutionalized gender neutrality as a structure that deepens inequalities and excludes academic women with caretaking responsibilities. The results show an intensification and extension of the online workday, an overload of reproductive work, simultaneity of tasks, emotional vulnerability and isolation. Yet, for some academics, remote work has also meant greater concentration and work flexibility. The various conditions profoundly affect the remote work experience and personal well-being of female academics, as well as their possibilities for knowledge production and scientific productivity. Given the diversity of realities for remote work during the health crisis, university policies on remote work with a gender perspective are urgently required.
The relationship between work and personal life has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic: paid work, domestic work, care work, personal and family life coexist in the same space and time. Work flooded home spaces and telecommuting was relocated to the center of the domestic realm. This qualitative research analyzes the experience of female academics working remotely during the pandemic in Chile. Through photo-elucidated interviews with a sample of 15 academics from universities from the north, center and south of Chile, the article addresses university-institutionalized gender neutrality as a structure that deepens inequalities and excludes academic women with caretaking responsibilities. The results show an intensification and extension of the online workday, an overload of reproductive work, simultaneity of tasks, emotional vulnerability and isolation. Yet, for some academics, remote work has also meant greater concentration and work flexibility. The various conditions profoundly affect the remote work experience and personal well-being of female academics, as well as their possibilities for knowledge production and scientific productivity. Given the diversity of realities for remote work during the health crisis, university policies on remote work with a gender perspective are urgently required.
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Polis Revista Latinoamericana, Vol. 20, N°59 (2021)
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