The new normal due to pandemic has shifted the work from offices to homes for few sectors which could be a blessing in disguise for qualified and experienced women to take up suitable jobs which they gave up or never tried as they were grounded due to various issues connected with family like bringing up children or looking after ailing parents/in-laws etc. As far as the organisations are concerned ,they could look at previous employees, experienced executives and so on whom they could engage productively for mutual benefit
Dear Dr. Gopaldas Pawan Kumar,
If women can carry out specific professional jobs in the form of remote work, then perhaps it is possible. However, this may only apply to specific types of professions, professions that are usually performed by women, and these specific jobs can be carried out remotely as part of remote work and communication with the company via the Internet. In addition, a significant factor may be the scale of the development of the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, the state's recommendations regarding the use of home quarantine and remote work.
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Dear Dariusz, I agree with you totally. This trend may open up more opportunities and redefine work culture.
It's well past time for the gender dichotomy to disappear. By any measure, my wife is by far the better scientist in our family. We have three children, and we worked together to sustain both of our careers. There have been times when each of us has made sacrifices to juggle and balance between home and work. As each of us came up for tenure and promotion, or approached significant deadlines, the other shouldered more of the home responsibilities. I could not have advanced without her help, and I would like to think that because we are equal partners, her career has also advanced.
But I fully recognize that gender inequalities exist and that ours may not be a representative case. I certainly know couples where the woman's career takes a back seat; I know of far fewer where the man's career takes a back seat.
Perhaps this is my roundabout way of addressing the question: why is it automatic to ask why the pandemic can provide opportunities for women? Of course, part of the answer is the inequality we have discussed since long before I was in graduate school remains unaddressed. Another related question: why are just three men discussing this? ....so far!
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