Executive summary As of May 31, 2022, there were 6· 9 million reported deaths and 17· 2
million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and …

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in the city of Wuhan,
China. Since little was known about the new virus at the time, the initial reaction in many …

In this paper we explore whether countries led by women have fared better during the
COVID-19 pandemic than those led by men. Media and public health officials have lauded …

This introductory chapter seeks to familiarize you with some of the major trends of recent
times that pervade the context of contemporary managing and organizations. Some of these …

The connection between women leaders and superior pandemic performance is likely
spurious. This narrative overlooks that women currently govern precisely the kinds of …

Informed by scholarship on gendered leadership, feminist institutionalism, and policy
failures, the article asks whether hypermasculine leadership traits–displayed in rhetoric …

During times of suffering such as that inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, compassion
expressed by leaders helps to ease distress. Doing so, those in a position to provide …

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing extensive job loss leading to a loss of social status in
many men. Endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology may render some men …

This article investigates whether and how gendered leadership makes a difference in
dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The country-level variances in the initial trajectories …

Early data from several countries regarding the gendered implications of COVID-19 suggest
that men are more likely to die as an effect of infection. This has been explained by …