Double Burden of Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic started in Wuhan, China in 2019 and had a profound impact on the role of women in maintaining domestic life. Women struggle to survive in the midst of economic storms. In this condition the wives as women must be involved in maintaining the family economy. They struggle through their physical activities as food vendors. This paper aims to explain the dual role of women in maintaining the family economy during the COVID 19 pandemic. The design of this qualitative research is descriptive with data collection techniques through interviews with 10 informants. The concept used for the analysis relates to the double burden of women and gender communication. The results of the study show that the double burden of women during the pandemic is getting heavier, but only limited to meeting the needs for survival does not change the formation of domestic roles between husband and wife