[oldalum]

In the case of the Scandinavian countries, or Nordic countries, many of the factors that have helped them to be efficient and successful in this crisis are some of the same factors that enabled them to be able to elect female heads of state in the first place.

precisely! that's a major confounding factor. Others have been cited in this thread. The basic problem with the article is that correlation does not equal causation.

[oldalum]

In the case of the Scandinavian countries, or Nordic countries, many of the factors that have helped them to be efficient and successful in this crisis are some of the same factors that enabled them to be able to elect female heads of state in the first place.

precisely! that's a major confounding factor. Others have been cited in this thread. The basic problem with the article is that correlation does not equal causation.