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Coronavirus reveals just how deep macho stereotypes run through society

Early indications suggest more men are dying from COVID-19 than women – although some countries, including the UK, are not publishing data on this. Experts are unsure exactly why this might be. It may in part be due to differences in biology. Suggestions have been made, for example, that it might be because men and women have a different immune response, and that men’s immune systems may not activate in the same way as women’s to fight the virus. But lifestyle and behaviour are also likely to play a role…

Stephen Burrell and Sandy Ruxton. (2020). Coronavirus reveals just how deep macho stereotypes run through society. The Conversation. April 9 2020.

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