Health Populi March 9, 2020
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

March 8 is International Women’s Day. In the U.S., there remain significant disparities between men and women, in particular related to financial well-being.

The first chart comes from the new OECD “How’s Life?” report published today (March 9th) measuring well-being around the country members of the OECD. This chart focuses on women versus men in the United States based on over a dozen key indicators.

Top-line, many fewer women feel safe in America, and earnings in dollars and hours worked fall short of men’s incomes.

This translates into lower socioeconomic status for women, which diminishes overall health and well-being for women in America.

Health is wealth and wealth, health, for people living in the U.S.

Globally, women’s financial security is...

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