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The health situation around the spread of the coronavirus in the world has impacts on everyone – men, women and children.
However, it definitely cannot be said that, from the perspective of gender, this is a balanced psychological and often also work-related burden.
Women make up a large part of the “ordinary” health and social workers in many countries (almost 70%) and are therefore currently on the front line of “fighters” against Covid-19.
Mass closures of schools and kindergartens around the world will thus affect women more, since a large part of childcare falls on them, and they now also have to teach the children at home.
The whole situation is not made easier by the fact that many of them also take care of their elderly parents. The fact that women are often paid worse compared to men does not improve the situation.
A chapter in itself is formed by unpaid social assistants; over 76% of hours worked in this sector were by women. In Asia and the Pacific it is even over 80%.
Impact of the disease on men and women
A Chinese study suggests that, while in terms of infection rates men and women are fairly even, it seems that in terms of mortality women are much better off, reports the World Economic Forum.
Which coronavirus patients are most at risk?
A study by the Chinese Center for Disease Control among 44,600 people showed that while the mortality rate for men during the study was 2.8%, for women it was only 1.7%.
According to experts, there may be a number of reasons for this, including biological factors and lifestyle. As an example, experts state that Chinese men smoke much more than women, which in itself damages the immune system, making it less resistant to the coronavirus.
