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The Most Impactful Financial Challenges Sāmoan Women Identified Under Differing Covid-19 Response Strategies, 2020–2021

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the differing financial challenges faced by Sāmoan women across four countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the impact of national response strategies. Utilising survey data from 325 participants, the study reveals that 48% of respondents experienced negative financial effects, with younger women disproportionately affected. Textual analysis highlighted increased household costs, employment disruptions, business losses, and diminished remittances, compounded by limited government support in several contexts.

Source: MAI Journal A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship

DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2026.15.1.5

Author: Sarah McLean-Orsborn

Institution: University of Auckland

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Decent work and economic growth, No poverty, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7160488235

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