Podcast COVID19 with HKU | EP2: Coronavirus: Men vs Women with Dr Karen Grépin

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03/04/2020

Karen A. Grépin Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong — Karen A. Grépin, Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: HKUMed

There is a lot of discussion these days about how the novel coronavirus is dividing out between the sexes. Men are dying from the virus at a much higher rate. Yet women represent 70% of global health workers, and are at greater risk of contracting this disease while working on the front lines. How are we as a society managing these gender differences during this COVID19 crisis? Is the burden of elderly and childcare being shared equally between men and women? And what is the impact on the domestic workers here in Hong Kong?

Guests:

Dr Karen Grépin, The School of Public Health,The University of Hong Kong

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