ALT Research article "A Feminine or Masculine Crisis? Gender Stereotypes and Leadership During a Pandemic" by Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Justyna Dabrowska & Jaroslaw Kantorowicz. Abstract begins: The COVID-19 pandemic posed new challenges for leaders, requiring behavior change and public self-compliance. Stereotypically feminine qualities, such as compassion and a good approach to people, may have helped achieve these goals, rendering the pandemic a “feminine crisis.” The special nature of this crisis, along with media attention on female-led countries successfully managing the pandemic, raises the question of whether female leaders would be perceived as more competent in handling such a crisis. In an experimental study conducted on a representative sample in Poland, we assessed whether female prime minister candidates or candidates with feminine traits had an advantage when their competence in managing a large-scale pandemic was evaluated.