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S8E2: Coronavirus: Men vs Women

S8E2: Coronavirus: Men vs Women

FromSustainable Asia


S8E2: Coronavirus: Men vs Women

FromSustainable Asia

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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?  Dr. Karin Grepin, The School of Public Health,The University of Hong KongFurther Listening and Reading:Fight COVID19 with HKU websiteDr. Grepin Research on the Ebola CrisisInterview with Johns Hopkins Professor about why men dying higher rate than womenFeminism and Women’s Rights in the Atlantic MonthlyIf you have some questions you’d like us to answer, record a voice memo and send it to us by email to fightCOVID-19withHKU@gmail.com.  Your questions might be answered on one of our upcoming episodes.   Production credits:Producer and Host: Marcy Trent LongAssistant producer:  Crystal WuIntro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin
Released:
Apr 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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