Women are better leaders during a crisis.

In 2020, Harvard Business Review assessed 454 men and 366 women on their leadership effectiveness using their Extraordinary Leader 360-degree assessment, and women were rated more positively on 13 of the 19 competencies in the evaluation. Actually, comparing the results with pre-pandemic studies, the gap between men and women leaders has grown, which could indicate that women tend to perform better in a crisis. When employees are asked why they perceive their female leaders as more effective in a crisis, the emphasis is directed to interpersonal skills, and they usually say that their bosses "inspires and motivates," "communicates powerfully," are "collaborative," and cares about "relationship building." Source: Harvard Business Review, 2020. A study also found that outcomes related to Covid-19 were systematically better in countries led by women, and U.S. states with female leaders had lower fatality rates. Read more: https://hbr.org/2020/12/research-women-are-better-leaders-during-a-crisis Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash.