“Being a Mother in the Pandemic Was Intense”

Lived Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Britain and Japan

Authors

  • Abigail Connolly

Abstract

In a world where not one country has achieved gender equality and where in every country women do the majority of unpaid carework, socially constructed gender norms perpetuate women’s secondary status to men. The deep-rooted association between femaleness, caregiving, and the domestic is linked to the idea of female bodies as potential maternal bodies. When women become mothers, the social locations of gender and parental status intersect to exacerbate inequality.

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Published

2023-06-26

How to Cite

Connolly, A. (2023). “Being a Mother in the Pandemic Was Intense”: Lived Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Britain and Japan. Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, 14(1), 20. Retrieved from https://jarm3.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jarm/article/view/40672