Gender, Care and Covid-19 in Argentina: a conversation with sociologist Eleonor Faur

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina, the recommendation for social isolation came from the federal government, very dierent from what was seen in the Brazilian context. And, in the middle of the sanitary chaos, two important laws with a gender focus were enacted: the legalization of abortion and the right to the jubilation of women who lived dedicated to maternity. Based on these three elds, which distinguish and highlight the Argentine context, it seemed to me very pertinent to listen to the specialist in gender and childcare Eleonor Faur about the experience of Argentine women in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, while their health , care work experiences and possible futures.