Women and servers with young children

 The pandemic of the new coronavirus affected the productivity of the federal public servant who works from home. The most impacted groups are women and parents of children under 5 years old. The conclusion is part of a survey released last Friday (4) by the Ministry of Economy.

According to the survey, carried out in May and June, women reported 26 minutes of non-productivity every hour, compared with just 12 minutes for men.

The main reported difficulties were domestic distractions and the lack of interaction with colleagues. Technological problems and lack of delimitation of the boundary between personal and professional life were also mentioned.

Federal civil servants with children up to 4 years old reported a greater impact, with 42 minutes of non-productivity per hour. Among those who have no children in this age group, the time they have not worked has dropped to 16 minutes. Among pet owners without children, there was virtually no variation.

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Conducted by the National School of Public Administration (Enap) , in association with Duke University, in the United States, the survey also found that servers with more access to technology are able to reduce productivity loss. Among the mentioned equipment are wireless internet, exclusive laptop computer, teleconferencing tools and access to task management software.

The managers' confidence in employees was also pointed out as an important factor to improve the quality of remote work. According to the survey, in the absence of face-to-face monitoring, tasks are increasingly performed on the basis of trust between boss and subordinate.