Gendered Time Use during COVID-19 Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nairobi, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Anaise
dc.contributor.authorWood, Shannon N.
dc.contributor.authorStuart, H.Colleen
dc.contributor.authorNgare, grace Wamue
dc.contributor.authorThiongo, Mary
dc.contributor.authorGichangi, Peter
dc.contributor.authorDevoto, Bianca
dc.contributor.authorDecker, Michele R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-07T12:56:10Z
dc.date.available2023-08-07T12:56:10Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionarticleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Gender disparities in time use contribute to poor outcomes in women. Large-scale disruptions can affect time use. The objectives of this study were to characterize time use across the pandemic by gender and to assess how gender associates with 2021-time use, overall and by 2020 economic dependency status. Methods A prospective cohort of youth in Nairobi, Kenya, completed phone-based surveys in August-October 2020 and April-May 2021. Time use was characterized at both time points and 1,777 participants with complete time use data at both time points were included in the analysis. 2021-time use was regressed on gender and stratified by 2020 economic dependency status. Findings At both time points, significant gender differences in time use found young men with more time on paid work and less time on domestic work [1¢6 h; 95% CI: 1¢1, 2¢2] and [-1¢9 h; 95% CI: -1¢1, -1¢5], respectively; 2021. In adjusted models, the gender differential in unpaid domestic work were significant overall and at all levels of economic dependency (dependent, semi-dependent, independent). The gender differential in paid work was evident among semi-dependent and independent. Interpretation Young women spent less time on paid work and more time on domestic duties than male counterparts, consistently across a six-month period during the pandemic, suggesting gendered time poverty. Resulting gendered gaps in earnings can contribute to women’s longer-term economic vulnerability.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, A., Wood, S. N., Stuart, H. C., Wamue-Ngare, G., Thiongo, M., Gichangi, P., ... & Decker, M. R. (2022). Gendered time use during COVID-19 among adolescents and young adults in Nairobi, Kenya. EClinicalMedicine, 49.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j. eclinm.2022.101479
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26601
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectTime useen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleGendered Time Use during COVID-19 Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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