Women leaders and the Dual Crises of 2020: COVID-19 and the Accompanying Recession

• In Event: Gender, Public Health, and COVID-19

Brief Overview

Does the leader’s gender matter in explaining the success of their country’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and accompanying recession? We identify critical junctures and key actors in policymaking processes in New Zealand, Germany, and Finland.

Authors

• Farida Jalalzai, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Katie Tyner, University of Oxford