Female leaders doing ‘better job’ in virus crisis, says Lagarde

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Female leaders are doing a better job handling the coronavirus crisis, European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said in an online interview with The Washington Post, praising them for their honest communication and for showing they cared.

The differences in policies and communication were “quite stunning” in countries led by women, she said.

The female leaders of Germany Taiwan, Belgium and New Zealand had also “carried the water of bad news as well as the water of clear explanation and strong recommendations”, she added.

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