Women Finally Coming Home To Rule The World

Hillary Clinton just assumed the powerful portforlio of Secretary of State in the US. Whatever her future plans are, history will always remember that Hillary ran the most phenomenal campaign by a female politician on earth. And she almost made it to the White House.

 

In the Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko is the first female and current Prime Minister. She is considered a strong candidate for President of Ukraine in 2010. In 2005, Yulia ranked Yulia the third most powerful woman in the world, behind Condoleezza Rice and Wu Yi.

 

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in as Liberia’s President and Africa’s first elected leader in 2006. Liberia, a West African country, was founded in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States. Between 1980 and 2003, the country experienced military coups, authoritarian rule and bloody civil wars.

 

In Germany Angela Merkel holds the reigns as Chancellor. Until recently, the central European country had the world’s third largest economy. It allocates the second biggest annual budget of international developmental aid. Germany is home to the third largest number of international immigrants worldwide. 

 

Canada has Michaelle Jean, an immigrant born in Port au Prince, Haiti, as head of state (Governor General). Canada is the second largest country in the world (after Russia) and the United States’ largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, and electric power. Canada is bilingual (English and French) and multicultural country.

 

Last December, Sheika Hasina Wajed, the 61-year-old leader of the left-of-centre Awami League party, scored a landslide electoral victory to become the leader of Bangladesh.

 

Johanna Sigurdardottir is Iceland’s first female Prime Minister and the world’s first openly gay leader.

 

Luisa Dias Diogo became Prime Minister of Mozambique in February, 2004. The former Portuguese colony experienced debilitating civil strife from the 1970s until the mi-90s. Though still one of Africa’s poorest countries, Mozambique has recently experinced increased stability and strong economic growth. 

 

Christina Fernandez de Kirchner rules as President in Agentina, the second-largest country in South America. Agentina is considered a country of immigrants, most of whom came from from throughout Europe.