The Consequences of Lockdown due to COVID-19 on Female Academics in Jordanian Universities

This study aims to identify the consequences of lockdowns due to the coronavirus on female academics in Jordan. An online survey was distributed via social media and filled in by 131 female participants from different academic ranks in public and private universities. The study investigated four main variables: the consequences of lockdown on the social aspect, psychological aspect, and economic aspect, and also on how time was spent during the lockdown, and the correlation between these variables and other social and personal factors (such as the marital status, etc.). It was found that female academics are significantly affected on both levels: the economic aspect and the activities spent during the lockdown, followed by the psychological and social aspects. The results show that marital status played a significant role, as single female academics are generally affected more than married ones. Economically, it is found that the sector in which the participant works in has a significant impact. Female academics working in the private sector are affected more than those working in the public sector. In addition, the academic degree the participant holds plays a key role. Academics with master's degrees are affected economically and psychologically, and even in terms of spending time during the lockdown. © 2022 DSR Publishers/ The University of Jordan.

Home Quarantine and its Socio-economic Impact on the Jordanian Society during Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense suffering in several aspects of human life worldwide. The present study investigates the potential social and economic impacts of Covid-19 on Jordanian society during home quarantine. An online survey was distributed electronically to a sample of (1115) members of the Jordanian society. In the forty-questions, we attempted to examine the impact of the quarantine on the people on the socio-economic level using a 5-point Likert scale. The paper came out with the following findings. First, the members of the Jordanian society are affected more economically than socially;however, Jordanian women are found to be more affected on the social and economic levels. Second, people working in the private sector, daily workers, business owners, retirees and the unemployed are more adversely affected economically than those working in the governmental (public) sector. We offer a set of recommendations, foremost of which is to cease the closure of childcare centres (nurseries and kindergartens) to safeguard women's economic participation and augment its ratio and to safeguard the limited gains of women. In addition, to support the workers in the private sector and daily workers during the pandemic. It recommended conducting further similar studies related to the period of recovery from the spread of the virus to define the requirements for overcoming the repercussions of the pandemic. © 2022 NSP Natural Sciences Publishing Cor.