ABSTRACT:
The pandemic context has transformed the social reality and interpersonal relationships, mainly through the measures of isolation and social distancing, necessary for the containment of the virus. With remote work and the intensification of family life, the gender inequalities related to the sexual division of labor have been accentuated, which over-loads women due to the unequal responsibility for the care of private life. The present article, of an exploratory qualitative nature, aims, through the use of questionnaires, to investigate how the pandemic has impacted the careers of scientist mothers, professors at the Federal University of the Pampa, analyzing how these researchers reconcile remote teaching and other demands of a scientific career with motherhood. We noticed, through the research, that the pandemic impacted not only the career but also the mental and physical health of the participants, as it overloaded them beyond professional demands, as well as with the demands of the private sphere, such as domestic care and of the daughters, assumed mostly by them. We noticed, through the research, that the pandemic has impacted in some way the careers of the participants, starting with the lack of time for the fulfillment of professional activities, domestic and childcare, thus intensifying the work overload and the impacts on the mental health of some of the participants of the study.
Keywords:
Pandemic; Science; Women; Maternity