Roundtable Discussion on COVID-19 Through a Sex and Gender Lens. (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Legato, Marianne J.; Bennett, Wendy L.; Klein, Sabra; Sheffield, Jeanne S.; Morgan, Rosemary; Decker, Michele R.; Sharps, Phyllis
• Is Part Of: Gender and the genome. Volume 4(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: gender -- sex -- sex differences -- female -- male -- sociocultural and economic -- factor; Sex (Biology) -- Periodicals; Genomics -- Periodicals; Sex factors in disease -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1177/2470289720957015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2470-2897

Abstract

Although the full and lasting impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is yet to be determined, there is evidence that sex and gender play a significant role in determining patient outcomes across the globe. This roundtable discussion is a transcript of a seminar held by several representatives from Johns Hopkins University on the impact of the global pandemic on women's health and well-being. They reported on the various pathophysiological aspects of the disease, as well as the social and financial consequences of this global pandemic. Looking at COVID-19 through a sex and gender lens highlights the vulnerabilities and inequalities of people of different genders, races, and socioeconomic conditions, and how care providers can better respond to those differences.