Home learning: the coronavirus and gender

Is the coronavirus affecting men and women differently? This resource encourages learners to study this question from several angles: from death rates, to the impact of lockdown to numbers on the front line.

The activities help learners use evidence to draw their own conclusions and to assess the limits of the available data.

Weigh up the evidence on questions like:

• Is COVID-19 worsening gender inequality?
• Are women better leaders during a crisis?
• Does we think hard enough about gender during a pandemic?

The reflection activity invites learners to write 100 words about why it’s important to think about gender equality during the current crisis.