en-US Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:10:42 -0500 http://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/risky-business-men-report-less-concern-less-safe-behavior-women-response-covid-19 There’s no shortage of academic research (and practical experience) to suggest that women and men perceive risk differently, and subsequently respond to risky situations with different behaviors. The results from the recent University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll reveal these gendered patterns of risk assessment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. hese data reveal significant differences suggesting that men’s attitudes and behavior themselves pose a risk to the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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