The social and economic impact of COVID-19 on gender perspective

Abstract

COVID-19 is a new virus that first appeared in 2020 and is a new type of virus (SARS-CoV-2) with the disease Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The rapid spread of this virus has caused social and economic issues practically everywhere in the world, including Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to analyze the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on gender perspective. The method in this research is literature study. The results of this study show that, the social impact of COVID-19 on gender perspective is double burden of women, domestic violence, mental and reproductive health, mobility limitation, limited space and access to technology. The economic impact of COVID-19 on gender perspective is unemployment, termination of employment, limited space and employment opportunities.