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How National Lockdown Restrictions Impacted the New Zealand Female Workforce: A Review

by Kunchana Wanniarachchi a  and  Indrapriya Kularatne b,* orcid
a
Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand
b
Otago Polytechnic Auckland International Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
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JEA  2024 3(4):78; https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03040004
Received: 29 September 2023 / Accepted: 29 October 2023 / Published Online: 15 December 2024
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the everyday ways of life across the world. The objective of this study is to understand the impacts of nationwide lockdown restrictions on female workforce of New Zealand. To conduct this study three subsets were selected: working mothers, essential workers and women in high-risk industries. New Zealand has a gender segregated workforce, and more women on the frontline as essential workers who faced risks from COVID-19. A quantitative approach based on secondary data published by the Government of New Zealand was employed in this study. The analysis was carried out under three themes: family wellbeing, essential workers and women in high-risk industries. All the themes point to the fact that the working women of New Zealand indeed have been critically impacted compared with working men.

Keywords: COVID-19; female workforce; essential workers and lockdown;
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Wanniarachchi, K.; Kularatne, I. How National Lockdown Restrictions Impacted the New Zealand Female Workforce: A Review. Journal of Economic Analysis, 2024, 3, 78. https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03040004
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