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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jemma Crew

Women ‘more likely to break lockdown laws on indoor mixing’

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Women were nearly twice as likely than men to break UK lockdown laws banning people from meeting indoors with other households, with many seeking support with childcare, research has suggested.

Women were forming bubbles “out of necessity” before they were legally allowed, meeting with friends and family at home to ease their caring responsibilities, according to a study by the University of York.

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