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October 8, 2020

Men overwhelmingly dominate the decision-making on Covid-19

Source: CNN

Men are making most of the decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic -- a disturbing pattern that could be costing lives. 

An analysis of 115 decision-making and key advisory bodies from 87 countries found that over 85% contain mostly men and only 11% contain predominantly women, with gender parity in just 3.5%.

The situation wasn't much better at the international level, according to the research that published Thursday in the journal BMJ Global Health. For instance, the World Health Organization's first, second and third International Health Regulations Emergency Committee members consisted of 23.8%, 23.8% and 37.5% women, respectively.

"Reaching a critical mass of women in leadership -- even as result of intentional selection or quotas -- benefits governance processes," the researchers said.

Click here to read the full article published by CNN on 1 October 2020.


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Men are making most of the decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic -- a disturbing pattern that could be costing lives. 

An analysis of 115 decision-making and key advisory bodies from 87 countries found that over 85% contain mostly men and only 11% contain predominantly women, with gender parity in just 3.5%.

The situation wasn't much better at the international level, according to the research that published Thursday in the journal BMJ Global Health. For instance, the World Health Organization's first, second and third International Health Regulations Emergency Committee members consisted of 23.8%, 23.8% and 37.5% women, respectively.

"Reaching a critical mass of women in leadership -- even as result of intentional selection or quotas -- benefits governance processes," the researchers said.

Click here to read the full article published by CNN on 1 October 2020.


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