Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren't there more of them?

Three places have received accolades for their impressive handling of the coronavirus pandemic: One is in the heart of Europe, one is in Asia and one is in the South Pacific. They're all led by women

This is an opinion editorial written by Leta Hong Fincher, the author of"Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China" and"Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China." The opinions in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN.

In Taiwan, early intervention measures have controlled the coronavirus pandemic so successfully that it is now exporting millions of face masks to help the European Union and others. Germany has overseen the largest-scale coronavirus testing program in Europe, conducting 350,000 tests each week, detecting the virus early enough to isolate and treat patients effectively. In New Zealand, the prime minister took early action to shut down tourism and impose a month-long lockdown on the entire country, limiting coronavirus casualties to just nine deaths. All three places have received accolades for their impressive handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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