As of August 5, 2020, there are nearly 19 million cases and over 700,000 deaths worldwide. As COVID-19 spreads around the world, female leaders around the world have taken great actions to tackle this problem. In this blog, I will be writing about female leaders and their amazing leaderships.
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Tsai Ing-Wen
Upon the confirmation of the first case in Taiwan back in January 21, she made sure to investigate the patients travel history and who might have been exposed to the virus to isolate them before a mass outbreak could happen. She was one of the fastest leaders to take action for COVID-19.
She also prevented panic buying by taking over the production of masks in Taiwan to ensure everyone is able to have access to masks. This resulted in a surplus of masks in the country, which they donated around the world under the “Taiwan can help” campaign.
Taiwan currently has 475 cases and 7 deaths as of August 4, 2020.
Jacinda Ardern
As a prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern confirmed that New Zealand has no more cases of COVID-19. Like Tsai Ing-Wen, her quick action helped stop the spread of the virus in her country.
On March 15, New Zealand closed the borders to stop foreigners from entering the country and mandated 14-days quarantine for people returning when there were only 100 cases and no deaths. 10 days later on March 25, they introduced full lockdown measures restricting people from social interactions. It took about a month of these measures until they saw a decrease in the cases which enabled them to lift the social and economic restrictions but keep the borders closed.
Her early actions helped New Zealand to tackle the virus and keep the economy running.
New Zealand currently has 1217 cases and 22 deaths as of August 4, 2020.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
A prime minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir was able to reduce the cases of COVID-19 despite starting off as one of the highest infection rates in Europe.
The key to their success in reducing the cases was their preparation. They started preparing for the virus before Iceland even had the first case. They monitored the virus and news from China and assembled experts for COVID-19.
Iceland currently has 1907 cases and 10 deaths as of August 4, 2020.
Silveria Jacobs
In a PSA video that has gone viral, the prime minister of Sint Maarten, Silveria Jacobs, told the citizens “Simply. Stop. Moving.” With only 40 cases and 8 deaths, she has taken actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. She told people to stay at home, not to panic buy because “The water’s not going to stop. The toilet paper’s still in the stores,” and to only buy 2 weeks worth of food, not for a month.
Sint Maarten currently has 150 cases and 16 deaths.
The coronavirus has given female leaders the chance to shine and battle gender stereotypes of leadership. With quick thinking and actions, they have proved that womens are excellent leaders. COVID-19 is changing everything around the world from education to traveling, as well as the notion of female leadership.
Written by Ashley Yakish from Las Vegas, Nevada
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