The pandemic has demonstrated the prowess of women when the chips are down. Studies suggest female political leaders have coped with the pandemic differently, and often better than men.

An analysis of 122 speeches showed men used war analogies and fear-based tactics more often. In contrast, Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand, Angela Merkel in Germany, and other female leaders in Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Taiwan focused on families, children, and vulnerable groups with messages of compassion and social cohesion.

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