Survey on
Working academic
conditions, academic time
usage perception and
academic performance
during the Covid-19
lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No. 787829.

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Population UCM Academic & Research Staff
6.179 (100%) 3.222 men (52,14%) 2.957 women (47,86%)
Date June 18 - July 8
Type of Survey
and distribution
Online Questionnaire, distributed by email.
Sent by each Dean Office to Staff Emails(26 Faculties) and
promoted at each faculty by the Gender Focal point of the
SUPERA project
Responses 1.531 responses (24.78%)
Difference
between
population and
responses
Slightly lower participation from men. Specially Full Professors,
Associate professors and Professional professors.
Women have a slightly over representation of categories: Titular
and Assistant

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Questionnaire Structure
Chapter 1. Academic and sociodemographic variables
Chapter 2. Working conditions
Chapter 3. Academic performance
Chapter 4. Uses of time and perception of efficacy
Chapter 5. Institutional support

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
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In-depth
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Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Working conditions
Have a room of her/his own where to
work:Have a good computer equipment:

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Working conditions
Have felt sadness, preoccupation, anxiety and stress, feeling overwhelmed, and of
losing control:
Men
Women
A lot / Extremely
A little / Nothing at all
A lot / Extremely
A little / Nothing at all

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Time usage perception: dedication to housework (during lock-down)
Men
Women
Working conditions

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Time usage perception: dedication to academic work
Before lockdown During lockdown
Academic performance

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
Before lockdown, number of (....)
Academic performance

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
During lockdown, number of (....)
Academic performance

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
In general, how satisfied are you with your academic work during lockdown ?
Uses of time and perception of efficacy

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
I have often worked
at unusual time
(night/weekends)
It has often been
difficult to work
without
interruptions
Concentrating on
work helped me
deal with the
situation
Men
Women
Very/totally agree
Barely/Not agree
Very/totally agree
Barely/Not agree
Uses of time and perception of efficacy

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
I have taken the opportunity to catch up on delayed issues
Uses of time and perception of efficacy

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
My emotional state affected my academic work...
Uses of time and perception of efficacy

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
❏ Differences in time devoted to care and domestic work have been aggravated
during lockdown
❏ In general, due to the crisis and lockdown women have had a worse time than
their male colleagues (sadness, preoccupation, anxiety and stress, feeling
overwhelmed and of losing control)
❏ Academic time usage perception: Before lockdown female claimed to devote less
weekly time (32,2) than men (31,9) to academic work, but during lockdown figures
reverse Women (38,6) vs Men (37,2)
❏ Gender roles in academic work are confirmed and aggravated during lockdown.
(Women spend more time preparing classes and attending to students, and men
writing and publishing papers and articles)
Preliminary conclusions

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
❏ Male Faculty say they are more satisfied with their academic performance.
❏ I feel quite satisfied (34.5% of men -- 28.4% of women)
❏ Women say it has affected their academic performance the most:
❏ the attention to their family,
❏ the number of hours of housework and care,
❏ their emotional state,
❏ catching up on online tools
❏ the accumulation of tasks and the difficulty to attend them
❏ Gender differences on the Scientific Production, before the crisis men have
published significantly more books, chapters, articles, patents, and artistic and
musical works. During confinement they have also worked more on books,
chapters and articles.
❏ Women have felt significantly less supported by close people and colleagues
Preliminary conclusions

Survey on Working academic conditions, academic time usage
perception and academic performance during the Covid-19 lock-down
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No. 787829.
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