Women's Working Conditions during COVID-19: A Review of the Literature and a Research Agenda

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered new working modalities, typically aimed at flexibility. However, the COVID-related restrictions caused adverse effects such as unemployment, precariousness, and social anxiety. Effects on working conditions differ depending on the socio-demographic features of those affected (e.g., gender, social status, economic situation, ethnicity). Scholars agree that people who were disadvantaged before the pandemic-the so-called minority power groups, e.g., women, young people, and immigrants-suffered the most from its effects. This literature review systematizes the main findings of studies on one of these minority power groups, namely women.