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Publication: IIP Proceedings Year: 2022, Month: November Page No: 220-225, ISSN/ISBN: 978-93-95632-62-1, DOI/Link: https://www.rsquarel.org/assets/docupload/rsl202313DDF31DE18FA62.pdf
ROLE OF WOMEN HEALTH WORKERS IN FIGHTING COVID-19
Area/Stream: Management, Authors: Sunil Jagannath Ghadge Keywords: COVID-19, healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, midwives Book Name /series: Futuristic Trends in Management, Volume 2, Book 8, Part 2, Chapter 6Publication: IIP Proceedings Year: 2022, Month: November Page No: 220-225, ISSN/ISBN: 978-93-95632-62-1, DOI/Link: https://www.rsquarel.org/assets/docupload/rsl202313DDF31DE18FA62.pdf
Abstract:
COVID-19 has created a grave shock across the world with various implications on every segment of the society. Women can be seen serving at the forefront in the fight against this pandemic. In fact the effect of this crisis on females has been stark. Women make for approximately 70% of the workforce of healthcare workers which exposes them more to the risk of contracting the disease. In spite of the important role they are playing right now, the female health care workers are not getting the value they deserve, neither within the society nor within the healthcare sector. Moreover, there are also certain public policies which comprehensively deal with this situation and thus they are most of the times excluded from the decision making process. Despite being a strong support of the entire healthcare structure, the female healthcare workers are seen in extremely vulnerable conditions regarding their economic, social wellbeing and their health. Women have an important role to play in a response towards the crisis of COVID-19. Women comprise of about 2/3rd of healthcare workforce across the globe. They might be under represented amongst the dentists, pharmacists and physicians, they make for approximately 85% of the midwives and nurses in more than 100 countries. In the OECD nations, approximatelyhalf of the total population of doctors are women. Women even make up an overwhelming proportion of long term healthcare labour force, a little more than 90% across the OECD nations. In spite this fact that most of the workforce of healthcare sector is females, women just make for a small proportion of the leadership posts in the healthcare sector. All the social care and healthcare workers are witnessing exceptional demand through this crisis. However, the major strain is most likely to fall specifically on the female healthcare workers. Childcare and school facility closures and confinement measures are increasing the whole demand for the unpaid work thatneeds to be done at home.
Cite this: Sunil Jagannath Ghadge,"ROLE OF WOMEN HEALTH WORKERS IN FIGHTING COVID-19", Futuristic Trends in Management, Volume 2, Book 8, Part 2, Chapter 6, November, 2022, 220-225, 978-93-95632-62-1, https://www.rsquarel.org/assets/docupload/rsl202313DDF31DE18FA62.pdf
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