Symptoms of a broken system: the gender gaps in COVID-19 decision-making

Kim Robin van Daalen^{1

2}, Csongor Bajnoczki³, Maisoon Chowdhury², Sara Dada^{2

4}, Parnian Khorsand², Anna Socha³, Arush Lal², Laura Jung^{2

5}, Lujain Alqodmani⁶, Irene Torres⁷, Samiratou Ouedraogo^{8

9}, Amina Jama Mahmud^{10

11}, Roopa Dhatt², Alexandra Phelan¹², Dheepa Rajan³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK krv22@cam.ac.uk.
² Women in Global Health, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
³ UHC2030 Alliance, Health Systems Governance Collaborative, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Vayu Global Health Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
⁶ Education and Agriculture Together (EAT) Foundation, Oslo, Norway.
⁷ Fundacion Octaedro, Quito, Ecuador.
⁸ McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁹ Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁰ Women in Global Health, Garowe, Somalia.
¹¹ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University Department of International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala, Sweden.
¹² Center for Global Health Science & Security, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Kim Robin van Daalen et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;5(10):e003549.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003549.

¹ Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK krv22@cam.ac.uk.
² Women in Global Health, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
³ UHC2030 Alliance, Health Systems Governance Collaborative, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Vayu Global Health Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
⁶ Education and Agriculture Together (EAT) Foundation, Oslo, Norway.
⁷ Fundacion Octaedro, Quito, Ecuador.
⁸ McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁹ Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁰ Women in Global Health, Garowe, Somalia.
¹¹ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University Department of International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala, Sweden.
¹² Center for Global Health Science & Security, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: health policy.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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