Academics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown

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dc.contributor.authorWalters, Cyrill
dc.contributor.authorRonnie, Linda
dc.contributor.authordu Plessis, Marieta
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T09:45:08Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T09:45:08Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative research explores the experiences and sense-making of self-worth of 1857 South African women academics during the enforced pandemic lockdown between March and September 2020; the study was conducted through an inductive, content analysis process. Since worldwide lockdowns were imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, women academics, in particular, have reported a unique set of challenges from working from home. Gender inequality within the scientific enterprise has been well documented; however, the cost to female academics’ selfesteem, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic, has yet to be fully realized. The findings of the study include negative emotional experiences related to self-worth, engagement in social comparisons, and the fear of judgement by colleagues, which were exacerbated by peer pressure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalters, C. et al. (2023). Academics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 4999. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064999en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15064999
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8841
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectSelf-esteemen_US
dc.subjectAcademicsen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.titleAcademics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdownen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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