Abstract

MALAVER-FONSECA, Luisa Fernanda; SERRANO-CARDENAS, Lizeth Fernanda  and  CASTRO-SILVA, Hugo Fernando. The COVID-19 pandemic and the role of women in the care economy in Latin America: A systematic literature review. estud.gerenc. [online]. 2021, vol.37, n.158, pp.153-163.  Epub Mar 19, 2021. ISSN 0123-5923.  https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2021.158.4458.

The care economy integrates the work done for the care of life and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a dramatic increase in this burden for women, evidencing the importance of researching the issue to mitigate its impact. Considering this need, this article developed a systematic literature review with three purposes: to study research trends on the topic, to analyze the role of women in the care economy in the COVID-19 pandemic, and to establish a future research agenda. The main results show that the pandemic exacerbated existing inequality gaps, affecting women in five particular areas: economic-labor situation, access to technology, healthcare, increased household work, and gender violence.

Keywords : care economy; unpaid work; women; COVID-19; Latin America.

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