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Where Both Parents Can "Have It All"

Harvard Business Review

It's no accident that these countries have legislated gender balance deep into their political and economic fabric, using quotas if other means weren't effective. Cross-cultural analysts like Geert Hofstede have said that the biggest difference between the Nordics and other countries are their highly 'feminine' vs 'masculine' values.

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Have Democracies Been Less Effective At Tackling COVID-19?

The Horizons Tracker

More countries have lost than gained civil and political rights each year over the past 14 years. The researchers used Geert Hofstede’s invididualist-collectivist spectrum alongside data from the World Value Survey to gauge the response of countries to policy directives. ” Cultural importance.

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