Why are some women leaders hailed as brilliant crisis managers while others draw widespread criticism? Louise K. Davidson-Schmich’s new book Gender, Leadership, and Crisis: Possibilities and Perils for Women Leaders (Oxford University Press, co-authored with Farida Jalalzai and Malliga Och) explores how gender role expectations in crises can make or break a leader’s reputation. She joins The Zeitgeist to discuss Angela Merkel as a crisis manager and lessons for how other women leaders can frame and react to crises to generate positive perceptions.

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Host
Jeff Rathke, President, AGI
Guests
Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, Professor and Associate Chair of Political Science, University of Miami
Eric Langenbacher, AGI Senior Fellow; Director, Society, Culture & Politics Program