Using data across countries and over time we show that women are unhappier than men in unhappiness and negative affect … days with bad mental health and more restless sleep. Women are also less satisfied with many aspects of their lives such as … reveal that women's happiness was more adversely affected by the COVID shock than men's, but also that women's happiness …

-country surveys from 167 countries across the world, two US surveys covering multiple years and a survey for Canada. We find women …'s Ladder - women are either similar to or 'happier' than men. This finding is insensitive to which controls are included and …. This is the true paradox - morbidity doesn't match mortality by gender. Women say they are less cheerful and calm, more …