Gender Differences in Covid-19. USA and Germany (PDF)

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Gender Studies, grade: 1,4, University of Applied Sciences Bremen, language: English, abstract: The paper aims to explore the gender differences in approaches and strategies of male and female leadership in the Covid-19 era. To achieve this objective, the paper has singled out the United States and Germany as the case countries on which to conduct a baseline analysis to determine the variations in male and female leadership and their comparative effectiveness in dealing with the pandemic. In this way, the paper seeks to reinforce the argument that women leadership has been central to the global response to the pandemic compared to male leadership.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the world with high rates of infection and mortality, changing life in fundamental ways from the old conventions with global commerce ground to a halt. As a result, authorities around the world are implementing a number of measures aimed to discontinue the deadly pandemic. However, with nearly a year since the pandemic emerged beyond its origin, the different containment and mitigation measures employed by various countries have shaped the evolution of the virus in each country. Some commentators have however noted that countries led by women have been exemplary in their handling of the pandemic compared to those led by men.