Changing workplace geographies in the COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed workplace geographies with large proportions of people working at home during the ‘Great Lockdown’. This commentary argues that working at home has emerged as a key policy response and one in which inequalities are embedded. We outline the nature of these social an...

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Published in:Dialogues in human geography 2020-07, Vol.10 (2), p.208-212
Main Authors: Reuschke, Darja, Felstead, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:COVID-19 has fundamentally changed workplace geographies with large proportions of people working at home during the ‘Great Lockdown’. This commentary argues that working at home has emerged as a key policy response and one in which inequalities are embedded. We outline the nature of these social and spatial inequalities by examining existing evidence and data for the Global North, and consider some of the economic and policy challenges ahead.
ISSN:2043-8206
2043-8214
DOI:10.1177/2043820620934249