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URBAN WOMEN HOUSEHOLD EXPERIENCES DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC A CASE STUDY OF TURBAT KECH BALUCHISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).08      10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).08      Published : Sep 2020

Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan

Abstract

    The current study aims at exploring the experiences of working women in the domain of household responsibilities, along with their professional duties during COVID-19. The study was conducted in Turbat Kech, the southern part of Baluchistan, using a qualitative research method. Data for the study was collected through an interview guide from 30 working women, who were selected using a purposive sampling strategy. The study findings show that family conflicts and domestic issues were on the rise during the pandemic. Moreover, the burden of household and professional responsibilities was higher among females from middle-income households rather than lower-income households. The women were not only faced with performing their work responsibilities from home; they also had to carry out their domestic responsibilities. Our data also shows that incidents of domestic violence with women were on the rise during the pandemic.

    Covid-19 Pandemic, Household Women, Domestic Violence, Lockdown, Baluchistan

    (1) Nooral Barkat
    M. Phil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Sadia Saeed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Rahat Shah
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Barkat, N., Saeed, S., & Shah, R. (2020). Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan. Global Regional Review, V(III), 64-73. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).08

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    CHICAGO : Barkat, Nooral, Sadia Saeed, and Rahat Shah. 2020. "Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan." Global Regional Review, V (III): 64-73 doi: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).08

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    HARVARD : BARKAT, N., SAEED, S. & SHAH, R. 2020. Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan. Global Regional Review, V, 64-73.

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    MHRA : Barkat, Nooral, Sadia Saeed, and Rahat Shah. 2020. "Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan." Global Regional Review, V: 64-73

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    MLA : Barkat, Nooral, Sadia Saeed, and Rahat Shah. "Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan." Global Regional Review, V.III (2020): 64-73 Print.

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    OXFORD : Barkat, Nooral, Saeed, Sadia, and Shah, Rahat (2020), "Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan", Global Regional Review, V (III), 64-73

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Barkat, Nooral, Sadia Saeed, and Rahat Shah. "Urban Women Household Experiences during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Turbat Kech Baluchistan." Global Regional Review V, no. III (2020): 64-73. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).08