Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:30 am
Galloism wrote:I debated which thread to post this. I chose this one.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cu ... e-1099020/
TL;DR is, women are less likely to want the vaccine and more likely to be opposed to getting it all together. This is the reverse of the willingness to use PPE. They posit that because women have more free time (men work more hours) based on their sex, they’re more likely to spend that time heading down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole.
This matches anti-vaccination trends in general, btw.
I would like to posit the PPE issue is for a similar reason. Men spend more time working and tend to find the PPE getting in the way, and don’t want to deal with it. The vaccine represents ease of their work, the PPE is a pain in the ass. Women on the other hand don’t have to wear it near as long (on average) or in as physically difficult of work (again, on average), and therefore don’t find it as intrusive as men do.
Thoughts?
personally, I haven't found ppe to get in the way much, except for when my mask fogs up my glasses, but that doesn't really happen much when it's warm inside. as for the vaccine, when it comes out and is proven safe, I'll get it if it's financially feasible for me, which it probably won't be. I'm not at high-risk, so others need it more than I do.
going back to gender, most anti-vax stuff i see/hear about is from women, so nothing unexpected here. you'd think a pandemic would convince people to care about their safety and the safety of others, but some people would rather have dead children than children they think have an increased chance of being autistic. and would rather take their chances with covid than a covid-vaccine. relating to ppe, I can see a face shield being a hindrance, but the person could always wear a mask instead.