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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Watch more TV to understand the backlash against the women in the running for vice president
The Conversation
By Karrin Vasby Anderson,  Joe Biden’s promise to name a woman running mate has prompted familiar debates about gender and power. Are these potential vice presidents supposed to be presidential lackeys or understudies to the leader of the free world...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Women leadership: Efficacy approved in the COVID-19 crisis
Do you think women leaders had developed better strategies to manage the covid19 crisis? This panel discussion will analyze with three different experts in the Socio-politics, Woman Leadership and Science Diplomacy fields, the actions accomplished...
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Monday, July 20, 2020
Women in Politics leading through crisis
Join Foreign Policy and the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington D.C. as they convene women at the helm of international affairs to explore the role of female leadership in driving global recovery and resilience. While the coronavirus has...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women leaders and coronavirus: Look beyond stereotypes to find the secret of their success
The Conversation
Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, Tsai Ing-Wen of Taiwan and Angela Merkel of Germany have all been singled out for the way they have handled the coronavirus pandemic. They’ve been praised for demonstrating care, empathy and a collaborative approach....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women rise for all
UN Women
We are women leaders rising in solidarity to save lives and protect livelihoods. We call for all leaders in all countries and in all sectors to meet the human crisis of COVID-19. Stopping this pandemic and recovering from it is a shared...
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Monday, June 29, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Will the pandemic reshape notions of female leadership?
Harvard Business Review
Countries with women in leadership have suffered six times fewer confirmed deaths from Covid-19 than countries with governments led by men. Unsurprisingly, the media has swelled with stories of their pragmatism, prowess — and humanity. Will these...
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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Friday, May 22, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Thursday, May 21, 2020
Women leaders eschew ‘macho-man’ politics in COVID-19 response
The World
New Zealand is “halfway down Everest,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said of the country’s battle with the coronavirus. New Zealand, Taiwan, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway all have notably low rates of fatalities and Germany stands out in...
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Without gender data, we leave critical COVID-19 clues on the table
Devex
By Björn Andersson, Mohammad Naciri, Any new and highly infectious pathogen triggers a world of worry, with a slew of questions to which there are no immediate answers. From HIV to Ebola and from severe acute respiratory syndrome to Middle East...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Guide / Training Material
Women’s Leadership for the Post COVID-19 Era
UCLG Women
Amplified women’s voices of all generations can set the pathway towards Generation Equality where women's leadership is no longer an exception but the norm. This is why UCLG Women calls on the local, regional, national, and international...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Women’s leadership in the post COVID-19 era: A perspective from local and regional governments
In this year 2020, the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Action Platform was to be celebrated and it was because of the global COVID-19 pandemic that the 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW64) to be held in March...
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Monday, May 04, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women’s leadership could enhance global recovery from COVID-19
Prio Blogs
By Jacqui True, As countries consider how to recover from COVID-19 without a vaccine, technologies for testing and contact tracing are seen as crucial to enable us to return to work and school. But the one ingredient often missing in the strategy to...
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Monday, May 04, 2020
Women ‘playing key role in the battle against coronavirus pandemic’: Women 20 chair
Arab News
Women are on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus, says Dr. Thoraya Obaid, chair of Women 20, an official G20 engagement group. “It is important that G20 leaders explicitly discuss and recognize the role women are playing in fighting...
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Monday, May 04, 2020
Women in the security sector at the frontline of the COVID-19 response
UN Women Jordan
From patrolling checkpoints to answering emergency calls, women serving in security sector agencies continue to undertake vital work across Jordan alongside their male colleagues, supporting citizens and carefully applying critical mitigation...
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Monday, April 27, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why do women make such good leaders during COVID-19?
Forbes
By Cami Anderson, By the end of February, leaders across the globe were looking at the same facts: An invisible and dangerous enemy was fast approaching. COVID-19 was highly contagious, unpredictable, and deadly, even with an aggressive public...
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