Data for: Mothering in the Time of Coronavirus

<h3>Project Overview</h3>
<p>The coronavirus outbreak fundamentally transformed the way education took place in New York State and across the nation. In March of 2020, schools and businesses were shuttered in New York State due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many parents found themselves in a situation where they were working, either at home or as essential workers, while also
overseeing their children’s education. For many of these parents working from home was an
entirely new experience as was overseeing their children’s education. In the context of COVID- 19, unprecedented numbers of parents were working and teaching their children from home simultaneously. Although homeschooling in US has attracted some parents, remote schooling caused by the pandemic was different from homeschooling in many aspects.</p>
<p>First, remote schooling, unlike homeschooling, was not a choice of parents. Second, remote schooling is based upon a curriculum provided by schools and teachers rather than the parents’ choice of curriculum and finally remote schooling during the lockdown has been taking place in a situation when many parents are working full time either remotely or as essential workers, meaning that they may be less engaged in their children’s work than when children are homeschooled. Although more women these days are working in the market on a par with men, their roles have been also extended to serve being both a breadwinner and a homemaker. Hence, understanding the experiences of mothers during the coronavirus outbreak is important in terms of understanding the social and gender consequences of COVID-19. This project reflects the collective effort at understanding mothers’ experiences of work and home- schooling in the Syracuse area during the Coronavirus outbreak though semi-structured deidentified interviews.</p>