Mental health gender gap: Research on 8K Americans shows that state-wide stay-at-home orders led to significant reduction in mental health for women but not men. This widened the existing gender gap in mental health by 66%. #COVID19 https://qz.com/1853394/lockdown-is-damaging-mental-health-but-only-for-women/

The researchers controlled for childcare responsibilities and economic impact but neither explained why women's mental health fell while men's did not. More research is needed to discover why there is a disproportionate impact on women's happiness. @cassiewerber