Author Archives: Siobhán Mattison and Adam Reynolds, University of New Mexico, and Katherine Wander, State University of New York
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Women’s health is better when women have more control in their society, study shows

by Siobhán Mattison and Adam Reynolds, University of New Mexico, and Katherine Wander, State University of New York

Gender disparities in health are not a phenomenon unique to the pandemic. Long before COVID-19, women made less money than men, had more child care responsibilities and were at increased risk of gender-based violence. But now, the COVID-19 pandemic has made them, and their children, even more vulnerable. Women typically live longer than men but […]