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Iceland’s Prime Minister praises female leaders for response to coronavirus

Source: Metro

Iceland’s prime minister has indicated that female leaders have offered a better response to coronavirus across the world than some of their male counterparts. Katrín Jakobsdóttir said: ‘It’s a remarkable fact that a lot of female leaders have actually been listening very closely to our scientists.’ She was asked on This Morning about whether female prime ministers have seemingly done better when it comes to containing Covid-19. ‘It’s very tempting to say yes, but obviously we have also had some male leaders who are using the same methods,’ she responded.

Click here to read the full article published by Metro on 16 June 2020.

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Iceland’s prime minister has indicated that female leaders have offered a better response to coronavirus across the world than some of their male counterparts. Katrín Jakobsdóttir said: ‘It’s a remarkable fact that a lot of female leaders have actually been listening very closely to our scientists.’ She was asked on This Morning about whether female prime ministers have seemingly done better when it comes to containing Covid-19. ‘It’s very tempting to say yes, but obviously we have also had some male leaders who are using the same methods,’ she responded.

Click here to read the full article published by Metro on 16 June 2020.

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