Working mothers in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic: The conceptualization of “good motherhood” in conditions of lock-down and teleworking

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece March 2020 caused many changes daily life. Mothers’ duties increased dramatically during pandemic, as external childcare support was practically non-existent. Working mothers had to manage their different roles and identities at same time, with teleworking becoming mandatory. This article aims understand how contemporary working conceptualize “good motherhood”, taking into consideration particularities pandemic. Eight children between ages 3 18 from various parts responded a public invitation posted on popular social media platform. They participated semi-structured online interview which they were invited talk about experience lock-down relation role mothers. interviews transcribed analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). A common theme that emerged stories loss control over lives possibly multiple dimensions identity, appeared have been reduced being just mom. Gender parenting ideologies present prior continue affect mothers’ experiences