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Research: Women are better leaders during a crisis

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January 6, 2021

Research: Women are better leaders during a crisis

Summary: There has been a lot said about how women have done a better job leading during the Covid-19 crisis than men.

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Summary: There has been a lot said about how women have done a better job leading during the Covid-19 crisis than men.

How female Prime Ministers are leading in this time of crisis

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December 30, 2020

How female Prime Ministers are leading in this time of crisis

Who’d have thought to throw a press conference for kids? Only in Norway it appears. Earlier this week, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg decided to hold a press conference on the coronavirus just for kids and children’s media.

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Who’d have thought to throw a press conference for kids? Only in Norway it appears. Earlier this week, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg decided to hold a press conference on the coronavirus just for kids and children’s media.

December 30, 2020
No 10's Covid press briefings led exclusively by men for past six months

Downing Street has not used a female minister to lead its coronavirus press conference for more than six months, a tally by the Guardian has found, prompting accusations that Boris Johnson does not value the women in his t

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December 28, 2020
COVID-19: How male and female leaders differ in their political discourse

In situations of crisis, language and communication matter — particularly at the highest levels of political leadership. But do men and women use language differently when they are in positions of power?

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December 14, 2020
PM Hasina’s leadership helps Bangladesh’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering today lauded Bangladesh for making striking economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic crediting the success to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership.

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COVID-19: Is it time for male leaders to ‘lean out’?

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December 11, 2020

COVID-19: Is it time for male leaders to ‘lean out’?

Leaving women out of COVID-19 decision-making is not just bad for women — it’s bad for everyone.

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Leaving women out of COVID-19 decision-making is not just bad for women — it’s bad for everyone.

The world needs more women leaders — during COVID-19 and beyond

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December 11, 2020

The world needs more women leaders — during COVID-19 and beyond

With the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic top of mind for most of our leaders, economic recovery plans are being studied and analyzed by researchers.

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With the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic top of mind for most of our leaders, economic recovery plans are being studied and analyzed by researchers.

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COVID-19 and Elections: ensuring the electoral participation of persons with disabilities

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COVID-19 and Elections: ensuring the electoral participation of persons with disabilities

UNDP and the Electoral Assistance Division of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs are co-organizing a webinar to disc

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