“YES, A WOMAN CAN”
Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
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On Aug. 5, Yingluck Shinawatra became the first female Prime Minister of Thailand. Yingluck studied public administration at Kentucky State University, has spent much of her adult life working at a property business Thaksin founded. More here.
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
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Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on June 22, 2010. The most influential female politician in the world, Angela Merkel earned a doctorate in physics in East Germany before turning her eye to politics. She won a seat in the Bundestag during the first postre unification general election in December 1990, and Chancellor Helmut Kohl appointed her as a Cabinet minister just one year later.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was elected President in November 2007 (succeeding her husband Néstor Kirchner).
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
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"I would like parents who have daughters to look straight in their eyes and tell them, 'Yes, a woman can,’ " Dilma Rousseff took the reins of the world's fourth largest democracy on Jan. 1, 2011, she became the South American country's first female President.
Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
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After she helped orchestrate a Labor Party coup that ousted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on June 24, 2010, Julia Gillard, a 48 foreign-born lawyer, became Australia's first female Prime Minister. Gillard secured a 76-74 majority in parliament to form a minority government.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
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Educated at the University of Wisconsin and at Harvard, Africa's first female President served as Liberia's Minister of Finance in the late 1970s. But when Samuel Doe seized power in a military coup in 1980 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf fled to Kenya, where she became a director at Citibank. In the 2005 presidential election, she contested and won,
Sheik Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
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Sheik Hasina Wajed, the 63-year-old leader of the left-of-center Awami League. During a 1975 coup d'état, assassins killed 17 members of her family — including her son, three brothers, mother and father, former Prime Minister Sheik Mujibur Rahman. Hasina was first elected Prime Minister in 1996 but was ousted in 2001. In January 2009, the Awami League won 230 of 299 parliamentary seats, and found herself Prime Minister — again.
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland
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In October 2008, Johanna Sigurdardottir, 68, became Iceland's first female Prime Minister. The former flight attendant turned politician had won eight consecutive elections since entering Parliament in 1978, making her the country's longest-serving parliamentarian and one of its most popular
Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica
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A former Vice President under Nobel laureate Oscar Arias Sánchez, Laura Chinchilla won 47% of the vote in Costa Rica's February 2010 presidential election. She previously served as both Public Security Minister and Justice Minister in the National Liberation Party.
Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
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Tarja Halonen as President of Finland since 2000.
Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania
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Dalia Grybauskaite came to power in 2009. She worked part time in a factory while earning a Ph.D. in economics. She won with a 68% majority — the largest margin of victory ever recorded in Lithuania's presidential-election history.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
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Kamla Persad-Bissessar, leader of the United National Congress, oversees a coalition of five political parties. A former attorney general and a social worker.
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Hi Katrina, thanks for sharing this topic, did’nt realize there are so many women leaders around, some still look very young like the Thai lady : Yingluck-
ReplyDeleteI also wonder how long she can last as president…knowing the Thai people who are not afraid to rise and fight for their rights, if they find it necessary to do so.,
In your opinion, which one is the most popular, in the eyes of the world. I cant make a guess because I don’t follow their story. From your article, I just think the Bangladeshi Hasina is very powerful and popular.
I am always amazed at our exPM, Tun DrMahathir's energy, now in his mid80's including his wife - how they are able to still remain so alert and vibrant.
ReplyDeleteNik mentioned (she was at the function too) the couple flew in to Lagos over the weekend for a Charity do, and flew off again the very same weekend back to Malaysia.
And here, these ladies.. goodness, all these women must be truly fantastic to be Leaders of their Nations!
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ReplyDeleteTansu Penbe Çiller was Turkey's first and only female Prime Minister (25 June 1993 – 6 March 1996).
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