Men More Likely To Consider Facemasks A ‘Sign Of Weakness’
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 26: Signs detailing the Center for Disease Control's advice for combatting Coronavirus are displayed above facemasks at a Manhattan hardware store on February 26, 2020 in New York City. Stock markets have been volatile and concern has grown as cases of the flu-like virus expand to Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.(Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)
A new study suggests that men are less likely to wear a facemask in public than women – considering it a ‘sign of weakness’. According to a report from London’s Middlesex University, men were more likely than women to view a facemask as “shameful” and “not cool”. Men were also more likely to believe they “will be relatively unaffected by the disease.” It’s potentially an issue, since other studies have suggested that men are more susceptible to the virus than women. Do you wear a facemask in public? If not, why not? Should it be viewed as a ‘sign of weakness’?
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