Why is COVID-19 killing more men everywhere? Why do men and women die differently? Why do women outlive men? To find out, we speak to Dr Sharon Moalem - Author “The better half. The genetic superiority of women” and Dr Rebecca Kippen – a Demographer from Monash University.

 

Today's news headlines:

• QLD Premier not bothered by Pauline Hanson’s threat to take state to High Court
• Lockdown now eased in every American state
• Police say car crash into hijab shop that injured 14 not terror-related
• Australian unfair dismissal claims up 70%

 

In today's Briefing we ask: Why are more men dying from coronavirus? When it comes to pandemics why don’t men do as well as women? What gives females this leg up when it comes to survival? What does it mean that women are genetically superior to men? How does genetics and behaviour affect the longevity of Men vs Women both during a pandemic and beyond?

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