Women and burnout in the context of a pandemic. Issue 2 (30th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aldossari, Maryam; Chaudhry, Sara
• Other Names: Beavan Katie guestEditor.; Borgström Benedikte guestEditor.; Helin Jenny guestEditor.; Rhodes Carl guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Gender work and organization. Volume 28:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 826
• Page End: 834
• Publication Date: 2020-10-30
• Subjects: burnout -- coping -- mothers -- pandemic -- second shift -- women; Sex role in the work environment -- Periodicals; Sexual division of labor -- Periodicals; Sex discrimination in employment -- Periodicals; Organizational sociology -- Periodicals; Industries -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 306.361505
• DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12567
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0968-6673

Abstract

Abstract: This article presents the lived narrative of a female academic with children working in a British university and trying to cope with a completely new way of work and life in the context of the pandemic. The overall aim of the article is to offer a gendered account of burnout—specifically how women may be experiencing burnout at multiple levels, and the efficacy of their subsequent coping strategies. The narrative provides insights into how a range of coping mechanisms such as disengagement, denial, and energy conservation are deployed to deal with the increased responsibilities at work and home as a result of the pandemic. Existing research has viewed burnout as gender neutral, leaving a gap in the literature on the significant differences in both men's and women's experience of burnout as well as their coping behaviors.