NEW YORK, Oct 10 — In recent months, research from various parts of the world has revealed that women appear to be more worried than men about the current public health crisis. A recent study from Dartmouth College in the US outlines how women’s underrepresentation in leadership roles may...
In the US, only 3 per cent of healthcare CEOs and medical divisions chiefs are women, while women account for 80 per cent of healthcare workers, leaving them more exposed to the effects of Covid-19 in their day-to-day lives. — AFP pic
At the end of August, a Yougov survey carried out in France and the UK, and reported exclusively in France’s Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, revealed that 64 per cent of French women are worried about catching and spreading the novel coronavirus — 10 percentage points more than men. In March, a Canadian poll also revealed that 49 per cent of women said they felt very worried about the outbreak, compared to 30 per cent of men.
These results may sound surprising given that currently available medical data suggests that covid-19 is more deadly for men than it is for women, the study authors point out. They go on to suggest that women’s attitudes to covid-19 may be overlooked in workplaces since women are underrepresented in top leadership positions in sectors such as healthcare and education.
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