International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology
Open Access

Abstract

Impact of COVID-19 on Women in India: An Empirical Research

Suresh Kashinath Ghatge* and Anuradha Parasar

COVID-19 has impacted the lifestyles of every individual all around the world and has impacted the economy of every nation. It has left a negative impact on India, especially on the Indian woman to a great extent. This period was a nightmare for most Indian women irrespective of class, education and other socio-cultural backgrounds. Violence against women has increased to a great extent, and along with that their work pressure has also increased greatly. Increased work pressure, abuse, harassment, job loss, made an impact negatively on the physical and mental health of the female to a large extent. The majority of the women have stated that at some point of time during the pandemic period the individual had gone through domestic violence, and that increases anxiety, depression among woman. On the other hand, due to gender biasness, women in India lost more jobs compared to men. In addition, lack of education, lack of availability of resources, lack of medical help have also increased the number of stillbirths, miscarriages and eventually given rise to the number of maternity deaths to a large extent.

Published Date: 2023-08-02; Received Date: 2023-07-03