Journal Article

Have girls been left behind during the COVID-19 pandemic? Gender differences in pandemic effects on children’s mental wellbeing

By Silvia Mendolia, Agne Suziedelyte and Anna Zhu

Publication details

Publication date
Published in
Economics Letters
Volume
214:110458
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110458
ISSN
1651765

Summary

Using data from the UK, we show that girls have been affected more than boys by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their mental wellbeing. These gender differences are more pronounced in lower-income families. Our results are consistent with previous findings of larger pandemic effects on mental health of women.

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