The science behind women leaders’ success in fighting Covid-19
Source: Forbes
They have been observed, scrutinized, and then applauded. Women leaders around the world have had considerably more success in slowing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and its general outcomes, and two economists based in the United Kingdom can now explain why.
According to a recent study, these success stories have to do with leadership styles that are in general associated with women leaders, and the study offers an insight into why women policy-makers can make better decisions in certain types of situations.
Slowing the spread
June 8 was an important day for New Zealand, as the prime minister of the country, Jacinda Ardern, was able to officially declare the country “Covid free.” It was one of the first countries in the world to do so, after the prime minister took the drastic step of shutting down the country entirely. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, when its European neighbors were struggling to contain the crisis, was successful in slowing the spread of the virus, and was able to reopen the country’s economy earlier than other European countries.
Click here to read the full article published by Forbes on 5 August 2020.
They have been observed, scrutinized, and then applauded. Women leaders around the world have had considerably more success in slowing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and its general outcomes, and two economists based in the United Kingdom can now explain why.
According to a recent study, these success stories have to do with leadership styles that are in general associated with women leaders, and the study offers an insight into why women policy-makers can make better decisions in certain types of situations.
Slowing the spread
June 8 was an important day for New Zealand, as the prime minister of the country, Jacinda Ardern, was able to officially declare the country “Covid free.” It was one of the first countries in the world to do so, after the prime minister took the drastic step of shutting down the country entirely. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, when its European neighbors were struggling to contain the crisis, was successful in slowing the spread of the virus, and was able to reopen the country’s economy earlier than other European countries.
Click here to read the full article published by Forbes on 5 August 2020.
