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LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - What if we’re still locking down this time next year?
Although markets are optimistic about an emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, there remains a gnawing fear that infections could persist despite vaccine rollout plans.
The second big wave is hitting hard through the northern winter, with restrictions tightening again in London, New York, and across Germany, Italy and large parts of Europe. Even Japan has been forced to suspend travel subsidies around New Year.
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Over the past year, the world has been battered by multiple crises, including a global pandemic that has infected tens of millions, cost more than 1.5 million lives, and devastated almost every nation’s economy. But according to a study by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), countries led by women had “systematically and significantly better” outcomes related to Covid-19, which were the result of “proactive and coordinated policy responses” such as earlier lockdowns.
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That got us thinking: in this year of challenge, which women have offered models of creative, thoughtful and decisive leadership? Whether guiding a nation with a steady hand or rising up against injustice, these leaders offer glimpses of how to make progress in the most difficult of circumstances.