Gender-Based Psychological Side Effects of Online Education in the Pandemic Under the Lens of Administrative Burden

Abstract

Government–stakeholder interaction has been transformed due to some developments, putting stakeholders into a proactive role. However, there are barriers before this transformation, like an administrative burden. This burden's volume and relative weight could have increased in particular periods, like the pandemic. In this context, college students faced many difficulties, and uncertainties prevailed. This article focuses on a new administrative burden on undergraduate students in a particular country. This study aims to examine the administrative burden brought by the measures taken during the pandemic period on students by focusing on the psychological dimensions based on gender. At the end of the research, as expected, the authors saw that both female and male students underwent a psychological based administrative burden. Yet, since the imposition of gender inequality, female students have had a more significant workload due to studying at home, so they were affected more negatively throughout this process.