An exclusive CNN poll reveals the top concern women in wealthy nations have right now. It’s not what you think.
The CNN poll found women’s personal experiences of the pandemic vary significantly, with demographics such as race and income in part shaping what impact Covid-19 had on their life. In the United States, for instance, women of color were more likely than white women to say the pandemic had affected their financial stability , although they were also more likely to say they had seen positive changes in their lives because of the pandemic .
The G7 are some of the world’s richest countries and many of the more significant impacts of the pandemic were ones exacerbated by poverty. Two years after Covid-19 brought the world to a standstill, half or more women in each of the countries surveyed say that it is time to learn to live with the virus, rather than focus primarily on stopping its spread. Though the degree to which they favor this sentiment does vary.and the UK, women are more likely than men to say it’s time to live with the virus; in the US and Japan, women are slightly more likely than men to say stopping Covid should remain the priority.
Fewer than one-tenth of women in any of the countries say their top concerns are related to housing, or to providing care for children or other relatives.