2026-10-21 19:26 UTC
Study (N=8,500) finds women can expect to provide 7 years of care over their lifetimes to aging family amp; friends. Up from 6 in 2011. Men's caregiving held steady at 4 years. http://news-medical.net/news/20261021/Women-provide-more-lifetime-elder-care-than-men-study-shows.aspx
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@hyc@mastodon.social 2026-10-21 19:59
@amydiehl@mstdn.social women also live 5 years longer than men, so they're around longer to care for others... https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/life-expectancy.htm