The Gendered Impact of COVID-19: How Indonesian Women are Disproportionately Affected

IVA ANABEL, Dr. Bevaola Kusumari, S.I.P., M.Si.

2023 | Skripsi | S1 MANAJEMEN DAN KEBIJAKAN PUBLIK

Gender bukanlah isu terdepan dalam pandemi COVID-19; namun, pelajaran dari wabah sebelumnya menunjukkan bahwa perempuan terkena dampak yang tidak proporsional selama krisis tersebut. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memahami dampak gender dari pandemi di Indonesia dan menawarkan wawasan tentang pengalaman perempuan selama pandemi. Kami melakukan analisis data sekunder dengan menggunakan 10 data administrasi dan survei dari lembaga pemerintah, organisasi internasional, dan organisasi swasta dan menemukan bahwa perempuan Indonesia terkena dampak yang tidak proporsional dalam domain ekonomi dan kesehatan selama pandemi. Ini termasuk gangguan pekerjaan, meningkatnya pekerjaan rumah tangga dan perawatan yang tidak dibayar, konsekuensi kesehatan seksual dan reproduksi yang merugikan, tingkat stres yang lebih tinggi, serta kekerasan berbasis gender.

Gender is not the forefront issue of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, lessons from previous outbreaks have suggested that women are disproportionately affected during such crises.This study aims to understand the gendered impacts of the pandemic in Indonesia and offer insights into the experiences of women during the pandemic. We conducted a secondary data analysis using 10 administrative and survey data from government agencies, international organizations, and private organizations and found that Indonesian women were disproportionately affected in the economic and health domains during the pandemic. This includes employment disruption, increasing unpaid domestic and care work, detrimental sexual and reproductive health consequences, higher level of stress, as well as gender-based violence.

Kata Kunci : Gender, COVID-19, Indonesia, Double Burden, Violence, Health