Shay, Laine P.2022-02-032022-02-032020-05-29Shay, L.P., 2020. Closing Time! Examining the Impact of Gender and Executive Branch Policy Makers on the Timing of Stay-at-Home Orders. Politics & Gender, 16(4), pp.935-942.https://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/90139The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has significantly altered lives across the globe. In the United States, several states attempted to manage the pandemic by issuing stay-at-home orders. In this research note, I examine whether the gender of state policy makers in the executive branch might impact a state's adoption of a stay-at-home order. Using event history analysis, I find that the governor's gender has no impact on the likelihood of a state adopting a stay-at-home order. However, I find that gender plays a significant role for agency heads. Specifically, my analysis shows that states with a female-headed health agency tend to adopt stay-at-home orders earlier than states with a male administrator. These findings shed light on how female leadership in the executive branch may impact public policy regarding COVID-19.en-USAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/State politicshealth policyexecutive branch politicsbureaucratic politicsgender politicsArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X20000264