Men and Covid-19: Explicating the need for masculinity analysis

  • Anisur Rahman Khan Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
  • Kopano Ratele Masculinity and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa/ Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
Keywords: COVID-19, gender, masculinity, men’s health, domestic violence, suicide

Abstract

There are important gender determinants to both men’s and women’s susceptibility to COVID-19. Emerging findings confirm men are dying disproportionately at a higher rate than women. Such gender differences in deaths have informed scholars to widen their analytical look through a critical masculinity lens. As the practices to respond to the context of the gendered burden of disease are still inadequate and nearly absent on men’s health, it is suggested to specifically focus on men’s vulnerability to COVID-19 with appropriate interventions.

Published
2021-04-01
How to Cite
Khan, A. R. and Ratele, K. (2021) “Men and Covid-19: Explicating the need for masculinity analysis”, Journal of Community Positive Practices, (1), pp. 3-7. doi: 10.35782/JCPP.2021.1.01.
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