Percepciones de las mujeres jefas de hogar en torno a los efectos personales y familiares provocados por la pandemia del Covid-19 : un estudio realizado con mujeres de la cooperativa padres de familia del cantón Santo Domingo del año 2020 - 2021.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to know the perceptions of women heads of household regarding their social-familiar effects in times of pandemic by Covid-19 of the Padres de Families neighborhood of the city of Santo Domingo, applying a survey and focus groups to a total of 67 women heads of households, to determine the personal and family effects on their lives of the pandemic, determine the existence of formal and informal support networks in their lives and the development of skills and abilities to cope with the crisis caused by this pandemic in their lives as women, mothers, workers. Obtaining as results that the main negative effects in these women were in economic problems in 44%, followed by problems in their psychological health in 25%, in their physical health in 22% and in effects on their homes and families in a 9%. In addition to these effects, the impact on their rights as women, or the suffering of violence in their lives, being under stereotypes of society and the multiple tasks and responsibilities in their homes was determined. In this way, this research was of vital importance for the present and future to develop social projects for women that are a support in all spheres in which these heads of household develop, work from the State for a better establishment of policies in society with a gender perspective, and in this way mitigate the negative effects of Covid-19 in their lives and improve their personal living conditions and that of other members of their families.