COVID-19: Countries led by women have NOT fared significantly better in the pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19: Countries led by women have NOT fared significantly better in the pandemic

Daily Mail  

National responses to the coronavirus pandemic have not been significantly more successful in those countries led by women, in comparison to men, a study claimed. 'Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have suggested that countries led by women have fared better than those led by men,' they wrote. Recently released scholarly analyses also suggest countries led by women have six times fewer deaths than those led by men.' 'While some women chief executives have shown impressive governance during the Covid-19 crisis, this has not translated to statistically significant differences in decreasing the number of cases or deaths in their countries,' the team concluded.

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Eliminating gender-based violence helps build economies
1 year, 9 months ago

Eliminating gender-based violence helps build economies

Hindustan Times  

Gender-based violence is all around us. Gender-based violence thwarts economic health by depriving women of work opportunities and access to education, and forces absence from the labor force. The Covid-19 pandemic spurred international attention around both gender-based violence and women’s economic losses, but the scrutiny was fleeting. This opportunity gap presented a clear pathway for action when, in 2021, the …

Missing Females: COVID-19 Underreporting among Women Exposes a Persistent and Global Problem
2 years, 9 months ago

Missing Females: COVID-19 Underreporting among Women Exposes a Persistent and Global Problem

News 18  

In the healthcare sector, relevant and accurate data has become everything. It is now that the world should turn towards addressing and filling in the data gap; otherwise, we would fail to produce better outcomes for women’s health. A recent study by Yeva Aleksanyan and Jason P. Weinman titled, “Women, Men and COVID-19” investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Covid-19 slashed life expectancy by most since World War II: Oxford study
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 slashed life expectancy by most since World War II: Oxford study

Hindustan Times  

The coronavirus disease pandemic reduced life expectancy last year by the largest amount since World War II, news agency Reuters reported citing a study by Oxford University. The study showed that life expectancy dropped by more than six months compared with 2019 in 22 countries and reductions in life expectancy were seen in 27 countries out of the 29, including …

Covid-19 pandemic triggers biggest fall in life expectancy since World War 2: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic triggers biggest fall in life expectancy since World War 2: Study

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic brought life expectancy down by the largest amount since World War II, as per a study published by Oxford University on Monday. In 22 of the 29 countries examined in the study, life expectancy was more than six months lower than what it was in 2019. According to the Oxford University study, most life expectancy reductions in …

Women hit harder by coronavirus pandemic: Rabobank
3 years, 3 months ago

Women hit harder by coronavirus pandemic: Rabobank

NL Times  

Women seem to suffer more under the coronavirus crisis than men. "That means that the Netherlands is in worse shape on four of the eleven dimensions of broad prosperity than before the coronavirus pandemic," said Hardeman when announcing the results. The prosperity dimensions of happiness, social contacts and housing deteriorated last year, but remained stable this year. "However, last spring's …

COVID-19 | The Lancet article highlights gender inequality in health
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 | The Lancet article highlights gender inequality in health

The Hindu  

A recently published article in The Lancet highlights how COVID-19 has exacerbated gender inequalities and warns against a damaging roll back in women's rights unless governments focus on sex-disaggregated data across key health indicators. Data | Domestic violence complaints at a 10-year high during COVID-19 lockdown The article that appeared under the comment section assumes importance because it is jointly …

Covid-19 has killed 18% MORE men than women in the UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 has killed 18% MORE men than women in the UK

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus has killed 18 per cent more men than women over the course of the pandemic in England and Wales, official statistics show. The Office for National Statistics report found that the gender gap in Covid deaths was widest during the first wave, when 30 per cent more men died, before it narrowed during the summer and then grew again …

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades
3 years, 9 months ago

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Of parents surveyed by the Fawcett Society and Women’s Budget Group, 15 per cent of mothers …

Covid would have been dealt with better if key decisions weren’t all made by men, says Labour frontbencher
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid would have been dealt with better if key decisions weren’t all made by men, says Labour frontbencher

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Part of me believes if they had a bit more diverse representation, better decisions could have …

COVID-19 infected men three times more likely to need intensive care than women
4 years ago

COVID-19 infected men three times more likely to need intensive care than women

Firstpost  

After analysing over three million confirmed cases from 46 countries and 44 states in the US, they found men are 39 percent more likely to die from the virus. Men infected with Covid-19 are three times more likely to require intensive care than women and are at significantly higher risk of dying from the virus, scientists said Wednesday. But men …

Men Down With Covid-19 are 3 Times More Likely to Need Intensive Care than Women. Here's Why
4 years ago

Men Down With Covid-19 are 3 Times More Likely to Need Intensive Care than Women. Here's Why

News 18  

Men infected with Covid-19 are three times more likely to require intensive care than women and are at significantly higher risk of dying from the virus, scientists said Wednesday. “Sex differences in both the innate and adaptive immune system have been previously reported and may account for the female advantage in Covid-19,” the authors said. The “female” oestradiol hormone may …

Women Worry More about Covid-19 Despite Numbers Being in their Favour, Here's Why
4 years, 2 months ago

Women Worry More about Covid-19 Despite Numbers Being in their Favour, Here's Why

News 18  

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 contribute to their concerns being overlooked in workplace decisions. An American study published mid-August in the …

New U.N. Tracker Looks At How Countries' COVID-19 Responses Are Helping Women
4 years, 2 months ago

New U.N. Tracker Looks At How Countries' COVID-19 Responses Are Helping Women

NPR  

New U.N. Tracker Looks At How Countries' COVID-19 Responses Are Helping Women Enlarge this image toggle caption Jyoti Kapoor/The India Today Group via Getty Jyoti Kapoor/The India Today Group via Getty By now, it's become clear that the coronavirus pandemic is not gender neutral. While men are more likely to die from the virus itself, "in terms of the economic …

Low Testosterone, More Deaths: Why is Coronavirus Hitting Men Harder than Women?
4 years, 2 months ago

Low Testosterone, More Deaths: Why is Coronavirus Hitting Men Harder than Women?

News 18  

Is coronavirus impacting men more? New research released during the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease in September showed that men had a 62 percent higher risk of death associated with Covid-19 as compared to women. Q.Dropping testosterone A new study has linked more men dying of Covid-19 globally than women to the ability of Covid-19 in depleting testosterone levels in …

Women Likely to be Harder Hit Than Men by Trade Disruptions Due to Covid-19 Pandemic: WTO Paper
4 years, 4 months ago

Women Likely to be Harder Hit Than Men by Trade Disruptions Due to Covid-19 Pandemic: WTO Paper

News 18  

Women are likely to be harder hit than men by trade disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the dangers are particularly acute in developing countries, according to a paper by the Geneva-based World Trade Organization. In the services sector also, it said, women also outnumber men in industries that have been directly affected by travel restrictions, such as tourism …

More women should lead Africa’s coronavirus response
4 years, 4 months ago

More women should lead Africa’s coronavirus response

Al Jazeera  

Women are primary caregivers in their communities. And while some might say debating gender statistics during a global health crisis is pointless, I believe it is the perfect time to focus on why more women’s leadership is needed – at decision-making tables, in high-level policy conversations, running community-level initiatives and serving in the highest positions of international health organisations. However, …

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