Real Men Dare Also in Times of COVID. And Put Themselves in Danger

Men's attitudes and behavior may have contributed to their higher vulnerability and mortality. A survey in 8 OECD countries shows that they are less likely than women to consider the Coronavirus a serious problem, less likely to agree with public policies and more likely to disregard them

16.10.2020 Bocconi Knowledge | Real Men Dare Also in Times of COVID. And Put Themselves in Danger

The Paper: Vincenzo Galasso, Vincent Pons, Paola Profeta, Michael Becher, Sylvain Brouard, Martial Foucault, “Gender Differences in COVID-19 Attitudes and Behavior: Panel Evidence from Eight Countries”, in PNAS, first published October 15, 2020, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2012520117.