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RESEARCH_AND_RELATED_CAPACITY_STRENGTHENING

Examining Participation and Quality of Experiences of Women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics: Postgraduate Training Programs and Careers in East Africa, IDRC Women in STEM

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, 2021 - 2023
Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS)
Evelyne Gitau, PhD
Last modified March 19, 2025 Page views 1187 Documentation in PDF Metadata DDI/XML JSON
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Benefits to COVID19 for your work (BenefitstoCOVID19foryourwor)

Data file: IDRC Women in STEM Online Survey Dataset

Overview

vald 434
Interval discrete

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Have there been any benefits to COVID-19 pandemic for your work?
Categories
Value Category Cases
- 1
- Become more digital - Reduced time spent on the jam - Reduced amount spent on fuel for transport to work 1
6 1
100%
ANY 1
BONDING WITH CHILDREN 1
Been able to work closely with staff and students virtually and time keeping aspects has been improved by all parties 1
Being able to set my own hours for my thesis generation which prevents burnout 1
Completely not 1
Development of digital technologies 1
Due to the pressure to catch up the lost academic calendar due to the pandemic, I have learned strategies for higher efficiency 1
During COVID-19, I have been increasing the technology skills like searching and using most adequate information from the internet. 1
Explore new ways of doing things 1
Food availability 24/7 when working 1
Given me opportunity to think outside of the box 1
Given that most of the meetings were held virtually, it was easier to prepare for meetings. 1
Have so far not seen any benefit since the pandemic ruined my data collection timeline 1
Hours otherwise spent in traffic jam, has been fully invested in work 1
I am grateful to no longer have to commute to and from the office 1
I don't have many expenses since I live at home which has reduced the overall stress of rent and food expenses 1
I don't think so. 1
I get experienced to work online 1
I get to know other way of doing my work at home 1
I got covid-19 mitigation grant 1
I had enough time to respond to calls for proppsals 1
I had the opportunity to defend my protocol virtually without travelling away from my family. That was good 1
I have appreciated alternatives to physical classes as well learning how to prioritize time 1
I have been able to learn more skills and influenced policy 1
I have been able to plan my time well 1
I have now been able to understand the online platform for work and meetings which were not available before. 1
I have the benefit of working from home. The time spent n commuting is used working 1
I learned to work at home even when you have many responsibilities at home. 1
I was able to analyze my data with minimal disturbance 1
I was able to carry some surveys online/ remotely It reduced the cost of travelling from one point to another It resulted into multitasking, one could do more than one thing at a time like attending an online class while travelling or buying 1
I was able to spend more quality time with my family...staying at home 1
I would say it created some time to do some write up due to suspension of learning activities 1
Improved hygiene, opportunity to host virtual conferences 1
Improved internet 1
In Tanzania this was not an issue because we vontinyed to work as usual 1
Increase in improvement of students and lecturer engagement in online platform like MOODLE 1
Increase in technology use 1
Increase of reasearch based funds for COVID-19 activities 1
Increased available online material 1
Increased online activities 1
Innovations 1
Involved in COVID 19 research projects 1
It gave me personal time to reflect and focus on what's important for me, I did my research during that time being at home most of the time. 1
It has the accelerate the blended teaching 1
Learning to use different online platforms 1
Learning working at home 1
Less time in traffic jams 1
Mo 1
More Covid related research funds attracted to the institution 1
More Zoom meetings 1
More expertise on use of e-based applications for attending meetings and conferences 1
More research 1
More research fundings 1
More research opportunities 1
More resources allocated towards human resource protection 1
More staff were trained on online use platform 1
More time for my work. 1
More time taken to accomplish tasks without pressure and workload from clents 1
More time to concentrate on my research 1
More time to research on internet which gave access to many books 1
More time to rest 1
My supervisors were very supportive to complete my PHD thesis 1
N/A 2
NA 3
NIL 1
NO 9
NONE 3
New ways of content delivery adopted 1
Ni 3
Nil 1
No 114
No any 2
No befits 1
No benefit 2
No benefit at all 1
No benefit because my work is technical and hands-on 1
No benefits 4
No benefits at all 1
No benefits to COVID-19 pandemic 1
No henefits 1
No one 1
No one benefits 1
No, since i dont have any job. 1
No. 1
Non 1
None 52
None that I can think of 1
Not any 1
Not applicable 3
Not at all. 1
Not really 3
Not realy 1
Not sure 2
Not wasting time in traffic going to work is a positive. 1
Nothing 1
Nothing good 1
Online 1
Online consultion and prescribing 1
Online meetings; makes it possible to meet with partners from outside the institute more frequently and more easily. 1
Opportunity to initiate new studies focusing on COVID 1
People have discovered alternative income avenues 1
Reduced traffic, reduced commute time 1
Reduced workload 1
Remote work: Many companies have had to transition to remote work to comply with social distancing guidelines and keep their employees safe. This has led to an increase in the use of video conferencing and other remote communication tools. 1
Research areas 1
Saved on transport costs 1
Saving 1
Some time to rest 1
Somehow 1
Spent time with the children 1
Taught me how to adapt in any situation 1
Technology and innovation for health research and data management 1
The COVID-19 control restrictions adversely affected by data collection as part of my samples are arthropod vectors in homesteads and so delays in sample collection as movements were limited. The main benefit is to learn online distance learnin 1
The benefit experienced from this COVID 19 pandemic in my work is that it is possible now to connect with my postgraduate students online and as such we can meet at any time as opposed to physical cases where the students needed to be physicall 1
The pandemic caused me to strengthen my use of ICT in my daily work 1
There has been an increased integration of internet with our line of work and t in is has made work a bit easy and faster 1
There was a lot of time to relax 1
Time for family and reduced commute time 1
Time to work remotely 1
Title for my research 1
To have ample time with my wife to have more child 1
Transport to work and working conditions were not friendly 1
Use of computer with internet 1
Use of online learning 1
Use of virtual meetings and trainings though sometimes it's a challenge because of connectivity issues 1
Utilizing E-Library more Improving my pedagogy to blend with the current situation 1
Virtual meetings became more convenient across borders and internationally. 1
We can work from home Quality of recording has improved due to availability of audio recordings of meetings 1
We have able to attend more online conferences and we improved on computer usage 1
We learnt to use and embrace collaborative technology at the work place 1
Wider outreach in terms of tear have funding opportunities 1
Work is slower so I get to rest 1
Worked virtually with collaborating teams to develop grant proposals 1
Working from home 1
Working from home enabled me to venture into other opportunities other than a monthly income. 1
Working from home saved my time to travel and gave me enough time to concentrate. 1
Working from home was also time to bond and connect with family 1
Working from reduced time and expenses for daily commuting to and from work 1
Working remotely has given me more access to my work and more time in my work 1
Working with limited pressure and having more time to reflect on the quality of my work before submission. 1
YES 1
YES, COVID-19 has accelerate the implementation or E-Learning 1
Yes 14
Yes ,online learning and teaching have been helpful. 1
Yes improvement in IPC 1
Yes, I sold masks and sanitizers 1
Yes, by working from home am able to do and monitor several other works that I couldn't 1
Yes, got an online consultant job. 1
Yes, with students going home, I got more time to focus on my PhD work 1
Yes, working from home helps me save a lot of time I would use commuting and dedicate it to my household chores 1
Yes, working from the office when the office is almost deserted gives me peace and concentration to work uninterrupted. 1
Yes,there are many benefits to covid19 pandemic for my work 1
Yes- digitalization of processes has made work a lot easier 1
Yes. self discipline and financial saving on transport 1
Yes. Due to travel restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic, I gained more access to my supervisor and managed to completed the PhD research. 1
Yes. I got a COVID-19 grant 1
Yes. I has enough time to do my work. However I could not share my findings with my supervisors in time 1
Yes. I have now learnt that i can have my meetings online and lectures on line. Although is is not easy to interact and know your team mates and students well with the online lectures and meetings 1
Yes. I have received extra funding fro my work. 1
Yes. It was an eye opener to most organizations on the ppplicability of online meetings 1
Yes. Studies use to talk our children away from home, but during this period, we were able to understand fully our children. Who they truly are, what they do in the hiding. 1
Yes. Technical growth 1
concentration on my research work 1
earning without working 1
how are you 1
learned about online meeting platforms 1
long working hrs with no commuting 1
made progress in writing 1
more productivity and reduced travel 1
n/a 1
new skills gained such as online teaching and online working, online conference, etc -All these came with new experience, fewer movements, avoidance of risks, and expenditure reduced. 1
no 24
non 1
none 14
nothing am aware about 1
proper work planning 1
sufficient time to work on literature review 1
time available 1
time to work on my own 1
use of technology 1
work at home 1
working for fewer days 1
working from home 1
yes 8
yes it creates ground for highlighting possible solutions to current challenges and gaps 1
yes,more knowlegde in online teaching 1
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Question pretext
Effect of the covid19 pandemic on women's progression
Question post text
Any benefits to COVID-19 pandemic for your work
Interviewer instructions
N/A

Description

Text
Participant indicates whether there have been any benefits to COVID-19 pandemic for your work
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Women in STEM
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