The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the world into a disarray. The stakeholders around the world are endeavoring to understand which measures contribute to the prevention of infection, the treatment of the disease and otherwise the impact on the population. However, enough efforts are not being made to examine whether the Covid-19 pandemic affected women and men differently. This article attempts to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and men from the lens of gender-specific social-cultural differences. The analysis will account for the roles devolved to men and women in the society and its implications for the risk of infection. This may be reinforced from many statistics from around the world. For instance, the studies conducted by the Global Health 50/50 initiative show that infection rates are higher among women than men in many European countries. This could partly be attributed to the women taking part in support tasks in the family. The article concludes that the specific policy intervention which accounts for Covid-19’s disproportionate impact on women are necessary to ensure that the movement for gender equality does not slow down and desire social/economic outcomes are not affected.

Keywords: Covid-19, Global Health, Gender Equality, Social/Economic Outcomes.