The COVID Pandemic and Social Inequality
Laura Wiesböck
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The presentation deals with the societal impact of the COVID19 pandemic and highlights new and strengthened inequality structuring attributions and exclusions. It also outlines potential effects of the ongoing labor market and economic crisis on democratic satisfaction in Austria and points to the impact of political crisis management on institutional trust. In her current research, Wiesböck describes work realities of female cleaners in private households in Vienna. This group is particularly vulnerable as they combine inequalities such as gender and migration background, operate in the unprotected setting of private housing, and have had limited employment opportunities due to the distancing measures.
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Laura Wiesböck
is a sociologist and author. She researches on forms, causes, and effects of social injustice, particularly in the field of work, poverty, and gender. She has received several awards for her academic work, including the Kurt Rothschild Prize, the Theodor Körner Prize, and the Danubius Young Scientist Award. In her book In besserer Gesellschaft. Der selbstgerechte Blick auf die Anderen (In Better Society. The Self-Satisfied Gaze at Others) she analyzes the human desire for superiority.
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