International Women's Day 2021: Financial and mental health

Key talking points

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On this year’s International Women’s Day, COVER examines some of the most important talking points that have been exacerbated by Covid-19

The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past 12 months has brought many of the long-standing challenges faced by women into sharper definition, with financial and health, both physical and mental, at the top of the agenda. New research from insurance provider SunLife found that that women over 50 are one and a half times as likely to have suffered mental health problems because of the pandemic than men, while older women are more likely than men to have seen their financial situation deteriorate. SunLife's report found that 29% of women over 50 are financially worse off as a r...

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