
Public Health
Why Some Male Leaders Won’t Follow COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Men often think masks and other precautions make them look like wimps
Peter Glick is Henry Merritt Wriston Professor of the Social Sciences at Lawrence University and a senior scientist at the NeuroLeadership Institute. Credit: Nick Higgins
Men often think masks and other precautions make them look like wimps
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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