Kadzima, MarvelousMachokoto, MichaelMatemane, Matwale Reon2025-03-132025-03-132025-03Kadzima, M., Machokoto, M & Matemane, R. 2025, 'Is financial anxiety gendered? A cross-sectional analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic', Economics Letters, vol. 248, art. 112237, pp. 1-5, doi : 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112237.0165-1765 (print)1873-7374 (online)10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112237http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101468DATA AVAILABILITY : The authors do not have permission to share data.Using data from 96,169 individuals across 114 countries, we find that women experience higher financial anxiety than men, especially in less-developed countries and civil-law nations, emphasizing the need for targeted policies to reduce gendered financial inequality.en© 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc-nd/4.0/).Financial anxietyGenderRetirementMedical costsEducation billsSDG-01: No povertySDG-05: Gender equalityArticle