On 1 April, the prime minister of Sint Maarten addressed her nation’s 41,500 people. Coronavirus cases were rising, and Silveria Jacobs knew the small island country, which welcomes 500,000 tourists a year, was at great risk: it had two ICU beds.
sofffiaaa Liderazgo
sofffiaaa Because we are women
Because you’re cherry picking data, ignoring counter factuals, and trying to push an agenda? I’m sure low population density and high levels of cultural homogeneity have nothing to do with it either.
sofffiaaa And any crisis...
Because women are more resilient to the coronavirus compared to men, and thus are not so badly affected when they're infected?
Check the average and median death rates per million for countries with women leaders vs all countries. Spoiler - the death rates are higher for female led countries. Not that I think for one second that's causal but it highlights the woeful standard of journalism on display here
I hope you're asking why women leaders are naturally more intelligent? Bc I want to continue living peacefully with one of them.
Ella es mi presidenta Taiwan TaiwanNoEsChina
sofffiaaa Lol
Because you're divisive. What's it got to with sex/gender? I thought we were over that. You and your ilk have been banging on about the fact that it doesnt matter for decades!
Grauniad seem to have missed the opportunity to include a picture of UK’s first woman PM, our wonderful Maggie. Just an oversight I’m sure.
sofffiaaa Real women know how to take care of their homes, they are not wasting time asking for attention like feminazis
Who is that....?
Oh dear the loonies will hate Merkel being on the list
...and there goes another fantastically pointless article by the Guardian. Great work!
2 things - the number of countries with female heads of state isn't much, and there are many countries with female heads of state that are doing okay at best (Bolivia, Ethiopia, Barbados, Namibia, etc) and are definitely not doing exceptionally well. (1/3)
Someone watched MrNishKumar 's Mash Report lately.
True that some female leaders are successful at managing the crisis, e.g. President Tsai in 🇹🇼 & 🇹🇼only has 429 cases up to now. But HK has an awful female leader, Carrie Lam who refused to close the border in Jan. So, don't generalize every female leader are successful at it.
It such a shame that the PM didn’t nominate pritivacantpatel as his deputy, Covid19 would solved along with all the crime.
kkklawitter maybe because in our society women who want to acchieve anything in mens jobs (= high paying jobs) are in contrast to men thuroughly checked for being capable by men who can't believe that women can do their job and in fact often better than them.
They’re less egomaniacal than their male counterparts
Because it suits your agenda. It's just a shame none of them are trans, that would really make a headline.
SeckCharlotte TheGuardian CharlotteSeck
The real author of this article is SeckCharlotte !! do something about it!! It’s Scandalous !!!
they put life's before their political interests as all good mothers do compared to the egoistic men who cares more about their political interest! goodleaders ethicalleaders
FettKeven Because they are all mothers I suppose and second female has a global vision😇🙏
Are these biological women you're referring to? Because remember trans women are women too which means men who fell like they are women are women too so therefore anyone can be a woman. So, to be inclusive, the title should be 'some female leaders...'
Of course you'd have to get this angle in somewhere as well. Bring on Kim Jong-un's sister. The pure fact that she is a woman must mean a massive improvement for the North Korean people - Coronavirus related and otherwise. Let's wait and see.
You forgot one!
Might it be because leftist loons don't scream at them, make stuff up and try to bring them down in the midst of a crisis?
Apparently, being sexist against males is a morally acceptable custom now in the Western society. How decadent the first world logic is
Sure, because a virus like Corona acts according to the gender of the leader, of a specific country, there couldn't be a myriad of other variables or coincidences that would come into play! If someone claimed the opposite, you'd be the first to lecture everyone about bigotry
Nothing ‘seem to be’ about it!
sofffiaaa Seem.
SEEM TO BE. Hold that thought. I will be back to ram that down your throat in a couple of months.
Female? 🤐
Except in Puerto Rico.
So men and women are not now equal?
Because they have vaginas? Or is it because they are better than men ? Got to be. I mean look at the fantastic inventions, amazing discoveries, great operas, beautiful works of art they are responsible for. Even just the global businesses they have started. Amazing gender.
*Why are female leaders more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis? Fixed it for you. Answer: A political system where women can actually win on merit means you're likely to get the best candidate for the job, rather than the same failing dinosaurs of years past.
Is the guardian written in crayon these days? embarrassing
Because men and women are equal, unless women are better. sexist JournalismIsDead
Maybe they don't give a shit about football?
....and funnier...
sofffiaaa Sencillo, somos bien chingonas 💪🏻
What a sexist story
For the vast majority it's women who are the influencers, good mothers to the atrocious, are in charge of our schooling, health & exercise. Therefore our reaction to being told what to do by a female is quite different to how we react to a Male. All women are seen as maternal.
RepMaxineWaters great leaders doing well in this crisis have compassion
Because they're not full of ego & bravado
MikeSpikeInker Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore are all men. I'd hardly call what Germany has done a good job either
Does not matter what gender you are every politicians are still a liars
It very simple, when men went to hunting or war, the women ran the village and they're damm good at it as well.
Ones with small island populations certainly do
Pragmatism.
Empathy.
Because they are nurses by nature.
That's a rather subjective. From what I've read and heard, their decision-making appears much more emotionally based, border lining on over reactionary, over protectionism. No thank you.
Cause women are actually better leaders?
They’d be more successful and managing ANY crisis
sofffiaaa What about Belgium?
Reason why they put humankind before money.. Mother nature prevails. Women have been Queens since beginning of time and have always led. Men changed that a long time ago
Than what ? What are female leaders being compared too ?
Men are strong but not clever, women are far more capable to do anything. I mean, a woman can create a living being inside her body! Through out history we have seen women rule! Queen Victoria, Cleopatra, Catherine the great, Maggie Thatcher Indira Gandhi...
Merkel’s feminine qualities played a part in her disastrous handling of the migrant crisis, ruining her country forever. If we discuss positive feminine traits we must be able to discuss negative as well but we never do - is probably illegal (hate crime) to even mention it.
Loving some of these comments. Imagine the backlash if these sexist remarks were made against women.
Because wimmin
I dunno. Is it because they listen and aren't governed by their egos?
Because they are more human than their male counterparts
And why do men 'seem' to be messing it up?
Why yes, let’s review all successes and failures by making wide generalizations based on gender, and heck, racial groups too! That’ll be new and refreshing.
Easy reply. Because they do not have corrupted TESTOSTERONE!
Why do male leaders seem to be less successful at managing the coronavirus crisis?
Because they're mother's. Knows what it's like to care and nuture. They are warriors!!
The_Iron_6iant
l0uisetaylor Because they have a thing called a heart
DeniseDresserG so, among 180 countries, women are more sucessful? does anyone have the full data? how many?
DeniseDresserG Por que aunque la mayoría de las personas lo duden los hombres son mas Brutos y nada más piensan en ellos mismos y engrandecerse y sentirse poderosos pero nada que hacen ni piensan en los demás 😔
owen_g Because they're not dumb boys
Angela Merkle grew up in the Soviet Union so had no problem switching back to the old ways. The other leaders have been good but govern tiny island states. Funny this article mentions Eun-Kyeong but not Dr Debora Birx in US. Bored journalists produce shite articles.
Very good question. 🤓
That is because women are more compassionate and action oriented.
Turns out common sense ain't that common in men!.
Governor of Michigan?
Men can be impatient
It's the mum instinct in them because when you're sick you need your mum.
Hello Guardian - remember Scotland? Our female leader has been exemplary - how on earth could you fail to include her?
They are not, stop this
Simple, empathy and no ego
What absolute divisive sexist rubbish! Try returning to real Journalism of old.
Idiotic question 😶🤐
Well, who's the real writer of this article ? Is it CharlotteSeck?
Simple answer. Females are better at leading than men.
MaryamNSharif Waiting for our turn InshaAllah
Because the ultimate weapon against it is nagging and talking shite about soap operas and babies?
Asking the wrong question
Well I think this proves one important thing - females are better at taking advice from an overwhelmingly male scientific domain. The girls bow down to the real brains (ie the boys), thus proving that they are good girls, as they should be Thank god the guardian points this out!
Sin commentario.
memorynguwi Only if theresa was here...and hillary had won USB elections
How do you know that they are female? Can you please explain what defines a woman?
Because you want that to be true, whether it is or not. Australia doesn’t really fit that narrative. Nor does probably anywhere, if you were actually interested in reporting real news & not your tedious bollocky ideological gobshite.
Perhaps it is also because countries with the worse social healthcare and lousy public systems don’t elect women.
They put aside party interests. They care about people.
srs2_ That nifty ole MomChromosome
Because female leaders are the fucking future! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
There is not one male leader I would consider good. They are nearly all IDIOTS
naomirwolf Except Australia, all g there
Because men are twice as likely to die from it... simples
The hypocrisy of the Guardian is staggering. It's literal satire. They produce article after article addressing supposed inequalities and bigotry, yet do the same thing themselves. As supposed journalists, they neatly capture everything that is wrong with the left. Hypocrisy 101.
1. they are good leaders 2. There are at least two really s**t male leaders about.
Ardern is QUEEN. Oh to have her as leader. What a wonderful place we could be.
They handle crisis better.
No wonder your struggling
Simply ladies tend to be more ............ than C virus.
This article was stolen from French journalist CharlotteSeck, here is the original
Probably because their countries were shaped better by men than other countries initially, in the UK there were the likes of Theresa May & Margaret thatcher shaping the mess we have today
naomirwolf They are not. Dwelling in insanity as usual. There are TONS of women out there messing all up in every industry. Just as there are men. This is like being a parent and favoring one child over the other. What good u think will come from it? Evil, evil, evil scheme.
nomfup because it's not true?
But why are female journalists manipulative liars?
I wonder why people have lost faith in the media... Could it be the way you constantly try to spread your (intentionally) divisive sex ID politics to keep us divided?
Except for Belgium where a fragmented, polarised and indecisive government override the sex of the prime minister Sophie_Wilmes
SaleemulHuq Because we prioritize health above any economic crisis
Who says they are?
Because they're better at everything, that's why they're oppressed by the 'man'. Males are cowards that need guns to survive.
Because they aren’t egomaniacs like many of our present “leaders”. Narcissistic leaders are beyond useless.
I seem to Remember Obama handling Ebola, H1N1, etc and putting many panels and procedures in place for future ones. Just a guess, but I think he has a dick? This is just a stupid clit-stroking article. MeTooStupid
cherry picked anecdotal bigotry is your evidence. the usual from the guardian. whitmer is doing great by the way
I don't know for sure if it's because they're female or more because they simply aren't realDonaldTrump 😂😂😂😂😂
Interesting topic, and i think as a women leader they handle this pandemic with care, because they position themselves as a mom..
Do you think Teresa May would have been good at managing corona virus?
Simple. They adhere to the rules & regulations faithfully.
kinsellawarren Because Fake News makes it appear that way . 🖕🖕🖕🤡
It's because the job doesnt include parallel parking.
It is healthcare professionals who are handling the virus. Not politicians.
Do they? I haven’t noticed.
Because OLD WHITE MEN IN SUITS RUIN EVERYTHING
Many of these are island Nations, much easier tot isolatie. Guardian doesn't seem to oppose sexism al long its the right kind of it. Waiting for the article that countries with blues eyes are better manager, then...well use your imagination
Empathy
Female,woman, mother, housewife, family. They know how to protect their family from anything even pandemic.
Because all of this is one mind control propaganda?
Because females tend to have more empathy. Empathy is the first step to being a great leader.
Luck!
Surprisingly balanced and realistic take from you. Didn’t expect that.
Weird u left out Switzerland
Unlike their male counterparts the ladies have to be smart.
Maybe the „empathy“ gene lies on the X chromosom and you need 2 copies of it 🤔
CharlotteSeck plagiarism forbes_fr A_WittenbergCox you plagiarized CharlotteSeck ‘s article 😡 !
They're not Theresa May.
Have you not gone bankrupt yet?
Gretchen Whitmer has become a dictator so it's not universal
One word “Empathy”.
Oh FFS , you used to be a decent newspaper - why do you have to focus on this identity politics stuff all the time
Because women are natural nurturers with a huge respect for human society.
They are more inclusive and caring and less desire to play ego games
Because they care about life more than money
Where is shailajateacher here
byQueenVic Not in Michigan.
Because you're ignoring Belgium.
What’s a woman?
Because women don’t worry about image.
😂😂 coincidence
ESTAN TODAS BUENAS!!!HAY QUE MORDERLES LA VAGINA!!!...SUAVEMENTE!!!!
Because they use their hearth
I thought 5 minutes ago you said we were all sexist if we thought there were any differences at all.
GovHowardDean Obama knew this already. Then there's the new trend towards Well Being Budgets. Instead of using money or wealth as a goal of govt, it makes the 'well being' of taxpayers the higher priority.
Some of those women are right-wing like Merkel
FeminismIsCancer
Bcoz of the support of strong, focused 👴😑
Because it’s not about them and they know it.
What about the fabulous NicolaSturgeon? She has led Scotland brilliantly.
All excel at closing up & shutting down, the eventual re-opening & fend for yourself phase will be telling
How many times has the Guardian done articles about male run governments doing something better than female run ones? I'm guessing none...but if they did, that would also be a stupid single cause analysis.
Oh, very clever gutter press. Today we are going for a - let’s split the opinion in a gender battle routine - are we? Your poisonous agendas are becoming predictable and as always, boring. Jog on!
5) these countries mostly have low population density. For all these reasons, it’s stupid to make a correlative argument between female leaders and success of coronavirus responses.
4)many of these countries have characteristics that hinder the spread of coronavirus,eg a lack of multigenerational households and high numbers of self employed people(in N. Europe especially, hence why sweden hasn’t experienced a massive rise despite not imposing a lockdown).
nomfup “Since the very best leaders are both strong and decisive and capable of displaying feeling, women could, perhaps, lead the way in showing that these are not competing and conflicting attributes, but complementary – and necessary for good leadership”. That’s the point!
3) many of these countries experienced a rise in infections relatively late on. For example, New Zealand had its first infection on 3 March, Denmark on Feb 27. So they had already seen the full danger of coronavirus before it got really bad.
I guess it's more to do with the size and demographics of the respective countries , if that makes sense .
Because they gave more sense!
Is it their sex or the parties they represent?
Blind luck.
In Peru, a lady is leading the econony of this country, in times of COVID-19. Impressive!!
You gonna be praising Kim Jong Un’s sister when she takes over? A powerful “progressive” female leader is The Guardian’s wet dream...
GovHowardDean New Zealand and Iceland have PILFs
Empathy
TariqJamilOFCL
150K plus cases in Germany is not success to me
So you're singling them out BECAUSE of their sex... 🤔🤔🤦🏻♂️
Probably because they worked through a viable plan and then communicated it with empathy to their general public.
Because females are better team players. They listen to advice from their technocrats
GovHowardDean Elaine Chao claims social distancing is possible on airplanes and says the airlines are handling that by not placing passengers in the middle seat
Do us all a service and drop the identity politics. I'm sure there are many more factors than the leader's sex involved in this.
GovHowardDean They're outsized ego isn't in it.
Wow day something like this about men in any situation and see the hate feathers fly. Course most of these highly competent women are white too. Jacinda of course paid around £250k p.a. in a tiny country vs Bojo on £150k p.a. in the UK.
'seem...'
Why do African leaders seem to be more successful at managing the virus
DifferenceIsGood WeAllHaveDifferentSkills ItsWhatMakesHumanityAmazing
coyleneil Ridiculous gender stereotyping
A glaring omission from this island, sloppy journalism or intentional. Would love to know the reason for not including NicolaSturgeon.
TheGruniad I genuinely thought this was one of your spoofs for a minute or so ! Ha
Women raise children, families, they understand how illness spreads. They already know that quarantining a sick child often works to keep the rest of the family from getting sick. They did what was necessary to save lives. They have the right priorities.
It's because all people are equal, except when they are women. Women are both equal and better. Didn't George Orwell write a book about this concept of being being both equal and better?
You lot are insufferable. Any chance to make Gender an issue. You seek to divide. Any chance to make skin colour an issue. You seek to divide. As I say, Insufferable
Hi jonhenley and EleanorAingeRoy I enjoyed reading your article but surely you should have mentioned Belgium which has the highest number of deaths per capita and a female leader, as an outlier if nothing else
Cc LouiseMensch
Why is the guardian the bastion of ridiculous commentary?
Female my arse, they're women. And in the age of so called equality, you promote inequality.
a mother is the centre of family life, she knows how to delegate as a matter of fact and need no gold medal
They don't.
With the biggest male comparisons, Boris Johnson and Trump being utterly incompetent, then there's not much comparison. There's a lot more to compare than just gender, but these female leaders are putting a lot of their male peers to shame.
They don’t you’re just obsessed with identity politics.
Because other than Germany, they're governing over miniscule countries with no major transport hubs.
Why is NicolaSturgeon not included in this pic? She's doing a fantastic job at leading our country.
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The future is female. I think the key factor is perhaps they aren't blinded by ego. They have no dicks to swing.
Unfair comparison - Trump mangles the male stats
Well done to those female leaders but South Korea is one of the countries with the best coronavirus response and the President, Moon Jae-in, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and Health Minister Park Neung-hoo are all men. 🚹🚹🚹
This is gender politics nothing else. Percentage always taken out from majority numbers. If you really unbiased
So classification of human qualities based on gender is now acceptable? Just as for race or religion, it isn’t. Pathetic article!
Gender is a social construct.
IT's an interesting thought, overall,in these.circunstans
There are a lot of Male gobernors doing a great job. Look at Colombia for example. The issue here is a biased information by the mainstream media.
Empathy
'I’m sorry you feel that female leaders are being more successful.'
Congratulations on parroting that insubstantial clickbait article by Forbes. Exploring new depths The Guardian.
tinkernurse Because behind every great woman, there’s a great man.
Seriously? Enough with the ignorant BS.
: Are you aware A_WittenbergCox stole this article? It initially appeared on April 11 in Amina and was written by French journalist CharlotteSeck.
lopezobrador_ JohnMAckerman HLGatell mucho que aprender
Let all the leaders of the world be female. That will surely set things right!
When it comes to LIFE , women ( mothers) PROTECT & DEFEND IT OVER ALL ELSE with real purpose directed with compassion & Love. The real components of survival for ALL
Do you mean why has South Korea handled the pandemic better than any other country? I thought so.
Because they got vagina
They don't. Jacinda Aherne congratulated herself for 'stopping a wave of devastation', even though there's no evidence she did. Prof Sucharit Bhakdi has been very critical of the German govt response. The Swedish govt has the most calm, rational response, led and advised by men
raveena_aurora
This crisis is more of a human issue. It sees no race or religion. I think woman are better at dealing with humanity. We are human problem solvers. I think it’s due to the fact we can create other humans.
Less ego!
Another bearded man working with a privileged feminist, telling us how great their progressive shower of shite are! Who’d have thunk it...
EleanorAingeRoy The irony is that a man has overlooked this article that you could have written by yourself 😂😂😂
They don’t. For example the country seen as most successful is South Korea it has a male leader. 1 if the hardest hit countries is Belgium who has a female leader. It would appear that population density plays a far bigger role than the gender of the leader
EleanorAingeRoy Why are there two journalists writing this article? Need a man to help you?
EleanorAingeRoy Why were there two journalist on this article? Needed a man to help you?
What female leaders are you talking about? Where?
Women usually aren't driven by economic values that much; that's why they're better leaders. I am not surprised. For the sake of humanity, I hope to see more amazing women as leaders.
they dont
These two journalists should stick to the kitchen
💪💪💪💪💪
Perhaps to succeed in a mainly misogynistic environment they need to be cleverer and more skilful than the men? And women generally are less narcissistic and pugnacious (Margaret Thatcher perhaps the exception to prove that rule).
It's probably much more to do with the countries they lead than their gender. Correlation does not equal causation Guardian. First rule of data analysis.
Because they care about people.
Men need to get their shait together.
owen_g AlexisLalios
I see you have forgotten the 2 nearest female leaders? Deliberate? First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and First Minister Arlene Foster.
But there are just as many female officials who are not managing it well. Or just as many male leaders who have done well. It’s good to credit women when credit is due. But it takes a team of people who respect each other, working together to implement the measures necessary.
Is this kind of reverse sexism ?
Because you do what your mum tells you !!!
Cz they don't have dicks to measure......😶
JaneyGodley Because they are more interested in caring for their public than caring for the economy and feeding their own narcissistic behaviours.
This article was stolen from a black writer called Charlotte Seck by A_wittenbergCox This is plagiarism
It's good leadership vs bad leadership in a crisis otherwise women are not leading in Canada, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, UAE. We dont need to be gender biased if we believe in gender equality.
I was stuck in New Zealand first 3 three weeks of lockdown & noticed two differences re PM Jacinda Arden compared to what was happening in UK. 1/ she used no martial language; it was all about clarity and empathy, 2/ she was clear from the off what her gov’s plan was going to be.
Not just the coronavirus crisis
caitlinmoran Empathy.
Now imagine an article that began, “Why do male leaders seem to be more successful at ...”
Compassion
caitlinmoran Because you’ve forgotten to look at all the data and just selected those that illustrate your biased view. Does that help explain?
Please give Scotland the respect it deserves and include our a First Minister
This article is solely about creating unnecessary animosity although they would try to argue it creates debate and discussion. The Guardian has become a rag. Imagine if the headline said, 'why do MALE leaders seem to be more successful? '. Acceptable? Equality or dominance?
Why are we surprised. It's what women do.
A party going thru a surge of bat shit crazy ideological populism won't tend to elect a female leader A country stupid enough to elect that sort of party therefore wont have a female leader at a time like this A govt formed by that sort of party is never good in a crisis
Not fair to ignore Sophie_Wilmes of Belgium. She leaded the short-term gov. Through all existent risks risks: political division logistical transit role Brussels as EU Capital. Demographic density. the death told statistics includes all suspect cases.
Ha ha
jonhenley Germany has done things well as has Merkel but why the continued narrative that Germany has done v well? Death NOT far lower than most EU - it is FIFTH of 27 and 12th Perth capita. Greece, Finland, Czechia, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Croatia all way better.
An observation: many countries led by blowhards have not done well. The common thread is how they approach the issue by gaslighting, denial and obfuscation. So Iran, Brazil, the UK, US etc are struggling. That they are also men isn’t an indictment of men, but of the ‘boys club’.
More effective because they look for the common sense, most effective solution without worrying about their election prospects.
JaneyGodley Replace 'female' with 'male' and ask yourself whether you would publish said article. These are exceptional people, their sex is irrelevant.
and Nicola Sturgeon?
Typical ridiculous Guardian question. Never mind, you'll soon be out of business.
JaneyGodley More empathetic maybe?
kateneeeedham Because we don't think we know it all and are not brought up to be entitled spoiled brats.
So,what about Bangladesh? Or what about Singapore, japan,south korea?
Most men are idiots
Funny that.
Maybe females make better leaders...
Yes it is with brave heart
Cos they don’t want to kill everything in sight most of the time!
Maybe they’re better at washing their hands 🐵🐵🐵
JaneyGodley You got me there.
Perhaps there's an element of the public trusting the female voice in a time of crisis. They probably come off as more genuine as they're able to emotionally connect with the people.
No body is successful yet.
Horrible title! Why is it a question? “FEMALE LEADERS ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL AT MANAGING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS” Jeezus! Do we have to fix everything? Even your fucking headlines?
Hahah im amazed by the replies; women care more, they brains are better for multitask, they're better leaders, ... if you ask why men seems to be better musicians, writers, film directors, matemathics... they'd reply, first is sexist, second because of men opression 😂😂
Proactive approach. Early testing. Quarantined pple entering country where they're leader. BUT flights continue to UK &no quarantine process £ led & continues to lead England's approach hence football matches continued &Cheltenham races.. in these areas Covid_19 cases are higher
suegray834 They have a functional BRAIN!
Because women are more afraid of these thing so they are more careful but man feel the are tough and rough so they act with less care
First timer, how do you get smileys on twitter?
Top trolling
Why do female leaders seem to be more successful at managing? End.
Could be they’re BETTER.
Oh stop it - these women are every bit puppets as the men. The decisions are not theirs. ffs.
carolesmail56 Women don’t have the ego they do the job
Because most women actually listen.
Not the two cold hearted female PMs we’ve had to endure , total bitches both of of them !
Because their penises don't get in the way.
Ergo: there is a direct correlation between the level of narcissism and machoism of male “leaders” and the level of Covid 19 deaths?
Firstly there’s a lot less ego involved in the leadership and management process
If this story was the other way round it wouldn’t be reported on. Just think how outraged people would be if you just swapped two words in that headline?
Have you asked them how they identify? If not your entire article is based on bigotry.
Probably because of their natural ability in household cleaning, disinfecting surfaces and washing clothes.
Empathy
There's no such thing as gender, you're obviously a running dog lackey of the capitalists. If you mention Belgium there will be severe consequences.
What stupidity!! You forgot Potugal, Greece, Hungary, El Salvador, Poland, Czech Republic, all with male leaders, you also forgot to mention the health desaster in Belgium ruled by a woman
caitlinmoran I'm not surprised by this at all.
Because they are less likely to have their grubby fingers in the money pit
Simply because they’re clever!! It has nothing to do with gender in my opinion!
Simmer down
cetriolo1 Germany are famous for lying about numbers so theres that. But to answer your question most politicians are morons anyway
Can we start be agreeing on our definitions please? What is a female? What is a woman?
Would an article with the title “Why do Male leaders seem to be more successful at managing the coronovirus crisis?” be acceptable- it would probably be called out immediately for what it is- sexist!
.proper fake news
Nurturing traits, they might assume their citizens as their own children
You are joking!! They're all puppets of the men behind closed doors calling the shots.
Because they are!!!
Ridiculous generalisation.
Because hubristic populists with simplistic slogans and little grasp of complex issues have tended to be male. Those countries that have eschewed populist leaders are generally handling it better, regardless of whether the leader is female, like Germany, or male, like Ireland.
Not all women make great leaders in an pandemic. Look at Nancy Pelosi.
Extend the question ... Why are female leaders more successful? Hmmmmmm...
Pity UKLabour didn't vote for RLong_Bailey ! Another bloody bloke in a suit!
Because they are not Tories, if Theresa May was still be PM she'd be shit too.
The best thing in Germany is that for some exceptions like §5 IfSG the federal government (meaning Mrs Merkel) has very little to say when it comes to handling epidemics and pandemics. Although this is very much ignored by media outside the German speaking countries.
Alan_Measles Descent of Man describes how men take more risks. Exactly what you don't need at a time like this.
The article relies on many mistaken assumptions.
Definitely something in this. Look at UK, by far the most impressive leader is Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon Then again..... Priti 🤔🤔
Why does your photo exclude the Scottish First Minister? You know, the one on your doorstep?
Possibly because (unlike many men) they dont feel the pressure to prove their strength by taking charge and solving the problem themselves. Empathetic, collaborative. Read owensheers ''the men you'll meet' maryportas 'work like a woman'
Is it their politics not their Gender, can’t see it being any different here if Theresa May was PM
PauIRob They don't make the most successful newspaper editors though. 😀
Is it because men don’t have to grow up or behave responsibly to get into positions of power? I think it might be.
Is this really a necessary article? Only because there r so few women leaders it's easy to compare. If there were more women in leadership this article will be 'Why do some leaders seem to be more successful?'
Excellent question!
If this article was reversed it would sexist, funny how the rules don’t apply.
Who gives a shit
More sense
We need more of you at the forefront during COVID MalBokhari ShireenMazari1 ShandanaGulzar
Because they are : -first of all lives givers, -secondly they live, bear the pain of motherwood, -finally they good mothers
Since when did Japan and South Korea have female leaders
Kindness, common sense and no inflated ego, that's why.
Ask someone in the Labour Party. They'll know 🙄
You not bankrupt yet
Belgium has a female leader and has the highest death rate in Europe, which sort of shoots your argument to pieces. More sexist sh1t from no wonder you have cash flow problems
Vaginal magic
You can add Switzerland to that list. Our female president starts to ease the lockdown on Monday...
NicolaSturgeon should be included in this article. Making clear decisions ahead of the dithering leaders in Westminster.
It's OK to be male
Empathy and the capacity to care rather than the hubris of masculinity
One word , compassion 👍
👉🏿Compassion? They have put human lives above the economy RT Why do female leaders seem to be more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis?
Because the best man for the job is a woman.
It is like when Moms always know when their children are feeling under the weather.
DavidColtart Men are risk takers. The jury is still out there, though. There is the reopening. That is where leadership will be fully tested. I still think the women will come out tops.
Because they’re not Boris Johnson or Trump
NicolaSturgeon should be mentioned in this, clear and concise leadership delivered with empathy and understanding. Maybe she has been overlooked as people cannot see past England when looking at the 4 nations of the United Kingdom
katemosse Because you’ve been selective in your choices? South Korea, Thailand and Japan are run by men. The leader of Belgium is a woman that has the worst death rate in the World bar San Marino.
IlonaKickbusch Or is it less-sexist societies are better handling it (suspect both)
Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India?
caitlinmoran Easy, because female leaders get there on merit alone
caitlinmoran You say: ‘managing the corona virus’ but you mean: ‘leading’
They are just more intelligent
Because they get the job done. No dick measuring, no need to be a superhero, no ego to carefully to coiffure. They also tend to listen.
caitlinmoran Because they listen and have no alternative agenda!
And you claim to do independant journalism ? And beg for coins at the end of your propaganda fakenews ? 🤣🤣🤣
caitlinmoran Because fewer of them are arseholes?
Absolute bollocks
Yes these women have done well but easy to pick out selected countries to make any case you like. Also, the explanation is given at the end of the article. Countries who would elect female leader are already advanced countries with high social responsibility and cooperation.
Women are more successful leaders because we’re not afraid to ask for directions from people who know things we don’t.
Generally criticised whether they are right or wrong so have greater agility to do the right thing and don't care about the criticism unlike their male counterparts
BECAUSE CORONA VIRUS IS AFRAID OF FEMALE LEADERS. AS THEY CONTROLL THEIR HUSBANDS BY USING THEIR FAMALE POWER.
Well men in power certainly have a knack of doing very little and getting away with it, while women have to work doubly hard to get any recognition. Boris has been MIA for weeks btw and hardly any mention has been made about it - Covid became man flu
Small populations on the periphery mainly. Taiwan - like most Asian countries - acted swiftly. Germany complacently, as evidenced by the number of deaths so far, but did act eventually by employing resources. We couldn't say it had anything to do with having a female leader.
How about countries with gay leaders who just happen to be doctors they’ve done all the things you’ve said Arden has done and has gone part time as a doctor. Arden also had time to bring in an extremely liberal abortion law while she was at it. Well done to her.
“women seem to be more successful”? Call it what it is-women ARE more successful !
caitlinmoran I'd expect it's because generally speaking, the level of competence people require in order to elect a woman is considerably higher than what they require to elect a man. A female Trump, or a female Johnson, would not have been elected.
And they are better at multitasking
LouieTheRed1 Listen to advice?
Cos they’re less likely to be egotistical maniacs
You mention Australia their leader thought it was a little flu. Very much of the Johnson school.
katemosse It’s a well known fact that WOMEN can multi task so much better than men. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone apart from maybe MEN 👍😂👏👏👏👏👏 It’s a shame we haven’t got any decent ones in Government at present.
Germany is looking at opening up at already. Not sure that’s all that clever. New Zealand closed down so there foreigners literally stuck there so I wonder how you think this.
Might just happen that they're all in better political cultures and are better leaders... or maybe it's because women have more sense than men. I dunno. Not sure if Theresa May would have done as well though.
Because they have more compassion
that is bullshit! another kind of discrimination.
caitlinmoran Because statistically they are less likely to be a sociopath.
Because they make human decisions not financial ones!
Execpt for Portugal, Israel, South Korea, Slovenia, Andorra, Iceland, Canadá, Irleland, Austria, Poland and Australia, yes, its absolutely true! 🤦♂️
They have compassion
caitlinmoran I suspect female leaders are more willing to listen to others and use the experts support they have to formulate a plan. Just an idea. They seem to be empathetic enough to know how to communicate with the population effectively to get the desired outcome too.
Compassion
Not just virus epidemics, everything? 😀
Because, with the exception of Merkel who seems to be doing a fabulous job, and the leader of Taiwan, most female leaders run a country with a population smaller than Barcelona.
Except Hong Kong! Poor leader!
Surely now at this time we can see how wrong it is that men like crazy Donald Trump and bungling Boris Johnson are our leaders...
They’re NOT over compensating 4 being short, fat, blond blob that’s extremely not across his brief BoZo lacks depth, not wearing Orange fake tan & diapers, NOT narcissists
HeadofEnglish Perhaps because women are so frequently told they are wrong, they have a tendency to question themselves? So they are less likely to assume things and more likely to seek proof?
Not only in Corona but in other fronts also they have been proving their caliber more than men...
THE ONLY CRISIS IS THIS RANK HYSTERIA
Genuinely assumed this was grauniadmeme. But they tend to keep a scintilla of believability in their work.
I really hope is not saying that there’s only 2 genders.
Yes, let’s blame men. Shocking state of affairs! Shouldn’t you be promoting, working together?
It’s probably a bit too early to say conclusively, but it won’t involve the words ‘empathic’ ‘caring’ or any other such fluffy shit usually trotted out to describe women
If you think that the Coronavirus had been handled well. Then I've got property with an Ocean View for sale in Alice springs.
caitlinmoran Because women are better than men? As always? If only we could get them in power everywhere as then they'd sort everything out - peace in our time through negotiation and we will then save the ecosystem shortly thereafter! 😊
And how comes Australia have kept it at bay they reported cases very early on yet they have hardly any deaths? Great work Covid19UK COVIDー19
Because we are superior beings 😇😁
Purely counterfactual of course but hard not to believe that had Margaret Thatcher been PM of the UK her chemistry background would have lead her to go hard and early. She also had better hair than Boris.
Great article StayStrong we want to talk about this WEISOLATETOGET1
It would appear that Scotland is not considered in this article and our female leader not recognised NicolaSturgeon has been honest clear with adult conversations
caitlinmoran Coincidence,leaders aren't managing the crisis scientists are or I bloody well hope so
caitlinmoran Yesterday Finnish kids could ask Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Minister of Education Li Andersson and Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen questions about covid-19. First time ever.
They go through a bloody crisis every 28 days for 7 days. Covid-19 is a walk in the park to them in comparison.
Is Scott Morrison female. He's done a good job at reducing the virus. Just what we need the virus through an identity politics lens.
Some of them. if you add the Michigan governer...
What is this? More feminist b******s from The Grubbian
caitlinmoran S E E M ?
The proportion of female leaders that have done okay to those that haven’t is about the same as their male counterparts. Can probably draw deeper comparisons through socio-economic factors per country than gender.
You can't say this, it's not allowed.
caitlinmoran If only we still had Theresa May, or if Jo Swinson were prime minister....
They are intelligent, considerate, thinkers. We need more in high positions of authority. Many of the old white guys don't do well.
For a short while I thought we had seen the death of pointless identity politics. Now, with a disease that kills twice as many men as women, which is the real tragedy, we have using selective stats to push their feminist agenda. Again. Nothing changes I guess.
Why do poor countries seem to be more successful than rich western countries at managing the crisis? Why are rich western countries, irrespective of the gender of their leaders, less successful than most of the rest of the world? Why do Guardian make Covid_19 about gender
All they had to do was step back and listen to the science guy mansplaining epidemiology and what they needed to do.
don't follow idiots media's logic ... is there no man leader doing well?
Simply because they have a human touch which most men don't.
Very simple, bc they are women.
Because, it seems, that many female leaders are, in their heart of hearts, power crazed authoritarians.
Seriously, you have to ask?
What I get from this is that not enough Guardian “journalists” have been furloughed
Successful response to COVID is multifaceted and reflects far more then just the gender of leadership. I think people want to focus on this gender aspect for political reasons not because it is true.
I wish we had more of them
Counting chickens. . .
Because they don’t have idiots like Susan Collins to block them?
son go back home
If the whole world ruled by women there would not be any war and definitely world would be the best place to live ...
Never witnessed such poor male leaders they lack empathy, flexibility and courage It is said men can’t multi task , it is certainly true of this generation of male leaders Get rid of the old boy network , let’s have a worker as a leader
They're not... Japan and South Korea have male leaders
Just like mothers take care of sick children/parents/spouses plus they’re immune to Man Flu.
-Because these women must’ve been extraordinary in the first place to have made it to be the leader of their nation. -Women’ve innate capability as care givers, it’s their primarily role in the family. It requires a good deal of empathy & understanding. Vital for a good leader.
Are they more successful than Xi Ping? Or you just want to ignore that to establish a narrative. 🙄🙄
Because we live in a patriarchy and any woman who can navigate that is by their very nature and awesome leader and the best of the best (generally speaking). Almost any idiot man can find power if they have the money and connections.
Well, Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams is opening up the state really early... not sure I agree with her decision 😂
Not insane?
In a word, they have empathy with their people. They are also able to communicate very clearly. And they are respected by friends and many foes.
“Strong, decisive, and capable of showing feelings” is a succinct skills set most women have. It’s in our nature and we need to be such biologically and evolutionarily.
Because that's what feminists at the Guardian understand about science
Germany is the worst example to take
Risk averse, unlike the risk taking right wing men leading the UK, USA and Brazil
because ... just going to throw it out there, perhaps, they had time to prepare and is not to do with gender?
You get to decide when the pandemic is over and the numbers are verified. Currently everyone is following a different strategy of diagnosing and many are even reporting incorrect numbers knowingly or unknowingly
An easy comparison, but not mentioned, would be Nicola Sturgeon's response compared with Boris Johnson!
All of them are leaders of extremely wealthy white nations, except from Taiwan. But the graun have cherrypicked idpol points to reach their usual preposterous conclusion.
Not so, your hypothesis fails because the Australian Prime Minister is male, and Australia has done an excellent job at controlling the virus. I wish people would not push these statements that one sex is better than another. It divides us.
Women in the scene must be smarter than men.
Scott Morrison and the Australians have had probably the best response worldwide, is that down to Morrison alone, of course not just like the responses in the countries mentioned are not down to just one person either!
and just what does that make BorisJohnson who has been in his bunker and looks like he is staying in his bunker until this pandemic is over, maybe forever
LoloMino 'grandma diplomacy'
They don't
Because most men who become world leaders are giant masses of testosterone and ego, which is a bad combination.
Because women are better leaders.
It is probably a coincidence as there is no prime minister gene 🧬
You think Marine le Pen would have handled it better than Macron then?
jonhenley Surprised to find no mention (good or bad) of NicolaSturgeon in this article - was that deliberate?
You could just stop at why are some women leaders be more successful!
Could have finished this headline at word 9
Because our brains are built for multitasking.
It would be totally different if USA president was a woman!
Compassion.
maybe because most lead centre and centre left parties who tend to put people before business. Those leaders making a screaming mess of it tend to be on the right
Common sense
These Feminists will not let live men peacefully 😜
Jeez
Agenda
Don't women have bigger brains?
Maybe because all the companies that make weapons of destruction are run by women.
Because their compassion and empathy allowed them value human lives above the economy. And this approach will actually produce better results for the economy.
Because none of them are sticking there sausage in a severed pigs head
They have more intestinal fortitude,and apparently intelligence
Less arrogant. More secure and confident. Don't feel as competitive as a lot of men. More supportive. Not so bloody angry and emotional all the time.
Females genuinely care about EVERYONE ........ less ego and way more “what can I do to help” mentality They step up to the plate when needed!!
They're Not!
Because of Dick head male leaders like Donald Pumph 😀
I’m sure there are an equal number of competent male leaders also doing a decent job. Why is it that the Guardian regularly features these asinine articles citing gender as an ability rather than just appreciating those people are just good leaders?
Because they are not fucktards.
These arguments are so retro...why is she better than him?Why is him better than she?Why would the main reason be their gender?Merkel is a great world leader. Is it because she's a women?No. It's because Germans take democracy serious and the English don't so they get a Boris.
a woman she is protective of it's children. !! (love above all) here is why .
Glad to see a tiny sample size hasn't stopped the Guardian drawing statistically insignificant conclusions that support its divisive ideology
What would make a european journalist act like female leaders are more successful at managing the Coronavirus pandemic?! What in the hell does a penis or vagina have to do with pandemic management? Then again there's empirical evidence that men die from this more than women.
They’re not
Sexist article
Not going early are you? 😳
Why is this headline a question instead of just a statement?
Define 'FEMALE' as it relates to this Photo?
Lmao...they don’t...Merkel is a traitor to her people, as a kiwi Jacinta Adern is also a traitor to her people a absolute sell out to the UN, as are the rest to the EU/UN.
Gender essentialism does not help.
Because it takes them a long time to do grocery shopping according to Osaka’s mayor
Women, in general, tend to seek medical help before things get dire. There's actually a few scientific peer reviewed studies that have shown this, many times over.
and this all due to: the basis of the political culture of the mentioned countries. 💪🏼👩🏻
不要歧視男性
Because they used up all stupid over Brexit 🤷♂️
Nonsense
You are having a laugh is this a joke hong Kong leader started the trouble last year which cost the country billions Germanys leader the country been on the down turn since shes been in power. T may primister of uk couldnt get brexit done boris did
They don't fart about looking for popularity votes. Well, I say that but, had May still been PM then I'd be wrong with my statement.
But yet every great invention was created by men.
More empathy? Put the care of the people first before economy?
What a weird headline. Are you asking something about them (why they're more successful) or about yourself (why you perceive them to be). What's with the 'seem'? It means you've written a 'news' piece based on an underlying premise that might not be true.
Maybe because every other world leader is not jacindaardern
Because they care?
Didi47641646 Por que estan destinadas a los mandatos y designios del futuro
Because you ignore all the countries with male leaders that had even better results. In other words, confirmation bias.
Cause they are not mad Nazis
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Yeah right, that woman who said 'the way our government has coped with the crisis has been exemplary' deserves an award - for comedy.
Germany always is the best even if the leader is male.
These women make science base divisions and are great communicators.
Yellow Journalism
Glad that Hong Kong CE Carrie Lam is not on the list, she is such a shame to be considered a leader, leaving Hong Kong's boarder open for China despite healthcare staffs' requests
Most of the male leaders were put there by Murdoch and Putin
identity politics is a failure. we need people who are principled don't care about their race, gender, or sexual orientation. plenty or corrupt women, remember Thatcher.
Because men have fragile egos and don’t listen?
Because they think with their brains
Because they have their own group and male leaders have their own. And strategies for long terms and everyone's role to keep this narrative going on. That's teamwork
It Seems That Germany lies
Because they don't let their egos get in the way of admitting that there is a problem and seeking to fix it?
Because they are mothers
Same in India. Only female head of a state in India, MamataOfficial is fighting Covid19India diligently with human face.
When you're comparing with the likes of Johnson and Trump,it's not difficult.
The Guardian making an erroneous generalisation yet again? Amazing how all the advocates for open borders and immigration closed their borders and ceased immigration?
The comment section here is sexist.
To a very large extent, Mothers are better in crisis management
Common sense? Humanity? No ego trips?
Also in Myanmar,We are together under our state Councellor DawAungSanSuuKyi.
The male leaders around the world are as dumb as dog shit
kinsellawarren Perhaps it's because they know from experience how the flue is spread & were already taking precautions minus the mask. Seick Kids, hobbies etc. Women keep working through illness. More Men & Children are learning handwashing kind of is important. More RN, RNA, RT, LT are women.
This title is truly peak Guardian, hard to see ye match this anytime soon.
Not paranoid delusional old men in fear of losing power so.. twitter, facebook , give it a voice for the insane of hunches and gut feelings 🙄
Reduced ego, willing to talk and not yell, thinking of the future instead of the present, concern about people instead of image, they’re all sick of men.
NZs per capita COVID-19 related deaths are now higher than Australian deaths with stricter lockdown measures, so I'm not entirely sure that headline is an accurate reflection of what is really happening
The notable omission has to be shailajateacher , Minister for Health in Kerala, India. The state has been internationally recognized for flattening the curve and the minister has been at the forefront. She had also drawn appreciation from WHO during Nipah virus outbreak in 2018.
That's an utterly presumptuous conclusion at this point. Wait until the dust settles, then look at things like how badly the economy was damaged, how many people died as a result of increases in suicide, domestic violence, delayed & cancelled drs appointments & operations...
Females are better at multitasking (in my experience) and have generally worked harder than men to achieve their success.
Female leaders care more about the public and saving lives. They do not sacrifice public lives for self interest and political games. They also allow the science and information to lead rather then party politics.
I doubt Theresa May would have handled this that much differently to how Boris has handled it. Whereas Corbyn would have handled it very differently. It seems strange to make this about gender, and not about the fact that the particular men in charge are awful wankers.
It's this kind of 'women vs men' garbage click-bait articles why we can't take what you do for a legitimate journalism
Because they don't have the Guardian talking a load of shit.
Australia as successful as NZ Poland as successful as Germany Japan as successful as Taiwan
Because only small, progressive countries elect them?
Unfortunately Belgium has the exception... farce failedstate
because they can tell Dominic Cummings to FUCK OFF better than BorisJohnson can... DominicCummings DominicCummingsIsATwat BorisJohnsonShouldNotBePM ToryLiesCostLives
Empathy?
How dare you belittle male leaders? 🤗
I’d like to a see a demographic study on locations with elected female leaders. Are the populations there younger, better educated, more diverse, no FPTP, no gerrymandering, etc, etc. Not even covid-related, just in general.
They r Gifted by Motherly Love and Affection
It’s easy enough to cherry pick your data if you want to prove any point. All of these successful countries have a country right next door with a male leader who is just as successful.
I don't think Uganda's president Museveni and President Cyril Ramaphosa are wearing a skirt
Because they're few...
maybe you have a small sample size.
Because whether by nature or nuture, women tend to be more risk-averse and more invested in caretaking and the well-being of those around them.
Because they are smarter, stronger, more principled, nore competent, honest and courageous than men whose ability to get there does not require any of the above.
It's their nature, disposition and predilection to be maternal and loving.
Gee, let me think..
因为女性领导人大多数都喜欢在小圈子里玩玩过家家游戏。声明：这不是性别歧视！
Because the electorate isn’t stupid.
Because it hits mans most
Because that’s what the media tells us to think.
Less testosterone, smaller ego?
The way we tend to react to adrenaline. Little more nurture little less fighting.
I think women are typically better at taking care of health things!
ConceptualJames
Because they’re more obedient to emperor gates
Because they are competent leaders. Gender has nothing to do with it.
They don’t “seem to be”. They are, numbers back them up
So the world comprises 5 countries?
Because women are better leaders than men.
nope
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