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Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Empathy above all: How NZ PM Jacinda Ardern redefined leadership in the fight against coronavirus
Scoop Whoop
As of Jun 1, 2020, it had no patients in the hospital, and no new cases had been reported since May 23, 2020. Naturally, it is important to keep in mind the population of the country, the geographical location, and the strength of its healthcare...
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Monday, June 22, 2020
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A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?
The Hill
The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S. foreign and security policy. The joint rollout unveiled the Trump administration’s roadmap for changing the way America and its allies and...
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Monday, June 22, 2020
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Proportional representation needs national support
Herarld
By Ruth Butaumocho, “For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect, but to be elected.” The above words from former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, in an interview with the New York Times...
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Monday, June 22, 2020
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Young women stand ready to enter politics – despite what they have seen
The Sidney Morning Herald
For the next generation of women looking to enter politics, recent months and years have provided a stark preview of what may lie ahead. Research shows many girls and women have been deterred due to sexism across the political spectrum, and Shireen...
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Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Women make good leaders. Can more of them rise to the top?
The Jakarta Post
By Prodita Sabarini, As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of female state leaders are managing this historical crisis in their respective countries better than their male counterparts. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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What the pandemic reveals about the male ego
The New York Times
By Nicholas Kristof, Are female leaders better at fighting a pandemic? I compiled death rates from the coronavirus for 21 countries around the world, 13 led by men and eight by women. The male-led countries suffered an average of 214 coronavirus-...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
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Learning from local women leaders in times of crisis
MS Magazine
Communities worldwide are facing a complex emergency unlike any in my lifetime. In the United States and internationally, pain and outrage at racism, police brutality, and profound inequities have brought millions to the streets. Meanwhile, the...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Is the great woman theory of coronavirus leadership true?
Spectator
A couple of days ago, Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, was asked why countries with women leaders were having more success combating the coronavirus pandemic than their male counterparts. After all, Taiwan, New Zealand, Finland and Germany...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2020
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The importance of gender inclusion in COVID-19 responses
In late January, President Donald Trump announced the formation of a Coronavirus Task Force, made up of 12 senior officials who would be responsible for leading the U.S. response to COVID-19. All were men. On Feb. 29, Vice President Mike Pence, the...
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Monday, June 08, 2020
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What if...we had quotas for women in politics?
Newint
They smile for the camera – the eager new cohort of female parliamentarians. It’s a standard photo, after a general election. A sign, hopefully, of progress. Over 100 countries in the world have signed up to the goal of gender parity in parliament,...
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Let's stop ignorin women's voices in times of crisis
Young Fabians
By Mhairi Tordoff, Covid-19 catapulted the UK into chaos. This lockdown is unlike anything we could have ever imagined. Our daily lives have started to look something like a dystopian novel, just with more banana bread. Within the chaos emerged a...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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Women leaders successfully fighting coronavirus show why we need a feminist foreign policy
NBC News
By Lyric Thompson and Gawain Kripke, In recent weeks, calls have abounded to pay more than lip service to women’s contributions to the global economy. Suddenly we are hearing more about the female face of essential workers — both on the homefront...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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This pandemic threatens to undo what generations of feminists have fought for
The Guardian
By Moira Donegan, During this pandemic, a contracting economy, public health fears, and steadily reduced public services have shifted massive amounts of work and caregiving responsibilities to the home – and it is women who are picking up the slack...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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How women are getting squeezed by the pandemic
The New York Times
By Francesca Donner, The coronavirus has worsened existing social and economic inequalities, especially for women. While both women and men are suffering the economic fallout of the virus across the world, it is women — already more likely to be in...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
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On coronavirus, men are calling all the shots. We're seeing why it matters
The Guardian
By Gaby Hinsliff, Don’t go out alone in the dark. Don’t get carried away in the heat of the moment. Work twice as hard in order to be taken half as seriously, but don’t work so hard that you somehow forget to have a baby. Be nice, be good, but above...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
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How women leaders are rising to the unique challenges they’re facing from the pandemic
Forbes
By Kathy Caprino, While the impact of the global pandemic is far-reaching and hitting millions of people throughout the U.S. in different ways, research has shown that women are more likely than men to say their lives have been disrupted because of...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
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Why are women-led nations doing better with Covid-19?
The New York Times
By Amanda Taub, Monday was a day of triumph for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Thanks to the efforts of the entire nation, she said, New Zealand had been largely successful in meeting its ambitious goal of eradicating, rather than just controlling,...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
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Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women
The Guardian
The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results. Much of this is assertion, given Vietnam and...
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