Have Girls Been Left Behind During the Covid-19 Pandemic? Gender Differences in Pandemic Effects on Children's Mental Wellbeing

11 Pages Posted: 28 Aug 2021 Last revised: 6 May 2025

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Silvia Mendolia

University of Wollongong

Agne Suziedelyte

City University London

Anna Zhu

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University)

Abstract

Using data from the UK, we show that girls have been affected more than boys by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their mental wellbeing. These gender differences are more pronounced in lower-income families. Our results are consistent with previous findings of larger pandemic effects on mental health of women.

Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, children

JEL Classification: I10, I31, J13

Suggested Citation

Mendolia, Silvia and Suziedelyte, Agne and Zhu, Anna, Have Girls Been Left Behind During the Covid-19 Pandemic? Gender Differences in Pandemic Effects on Children's Mental Wellbeing. IZA Discussion Paper No. 14665, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3913026

Silvia Mendolia (Contact Author)

University of Wollongong ( email )

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Wollongong, 2522
Australia

Agne Suziedelyte

City University London ( email )

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London, EC1V OHB
United Kingdom

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Anna Zhu

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University) ( email )

124 La Trobe Street
Melbourne, 3000
Australia

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