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Women's alcohol consumption catching up to men: why this matters

  • Written by Tim Slade, Associate Professor, UNSW Australia
imageAlcohol use is traditionally higher among men than women but new evidence suggests this is changing.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Women are catching up to men in rates of alcohol consumption and this has important implications for how we think about our community response to harmful alcohol use.

Historically, men have been more likely to drink...

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