Adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), in particular respiratory protective equipment, is a core requirement for healthcare workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The media has highlighted anecdotal evidence about the inadequacies of PPE for females. While the majority of healthcare staff are female, respirators are modeled on white males, which means they are less likely to fit and, therefore,less likely to protect female staff, who tend to have smaller faces. We analyzed respiratory mask fit tests conducted at our institution during the COVID-19 pandemic; 813 (77%) females and 236 (23%) males under went qual. fit testing. Females were less likely to fit FFP3 respirators with an 18.2% fail rate vs 9.7% for males (P<0.01).