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Germany, New Zealand, Denmark, Taiwan, and Finland... What do these countries have in common?
1) Women leaders
2) Lower number of deaths from COVID-19
So does the gender of a country’s leader impact its success in protecting people from coronavirus?
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1) Women leaders
2) Lower number of deaths from COVID-19
So does the gender of a country’s leader impact its success in protecting people from coronavirus?
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New research, published by @cepr_org and @wef, suggests that countries led by women had an earlier, co-ordinated response than those led by their male counterparts – they went into lockdown earlier and had a more decisive policy stance.
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Using data from 194 countries, Prof Uma Kambhampati ( @UoREconomics) and Prof Supriya Garikipati ( @LivUni) found that although female-led countries had similar numbers of cases, they had on average *half* the numbers of deaths.
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Even when high-profile approach of some countries like New Zealand were removed, their research showed that female leaders were more successful than their “nearest neighbour” male-led countries, like the UK, Ireland, or Pakistan.
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