Did you know? North America has only had two female Prime Ministers, Kim Campbell of Canada for four months and Aleqa Hammond of Greenland for one year. Compared to mmale politicians who are usually lawyers, women leaders come from very diverse backgrounds, they are: accountant, activists, artists, biologists, chemists, economists, doctors, engineers, journalists, lawyers, stewardesses, soccer moms, teachers, dancers and even guerrilla fighters. Africa has a reputation of not having many women Presidents and Prime Ministers, but has actually has had 15. Europe and Asia lead the way with 44 and 24 leaders each. Three Native American tribes have had women chiefs in the modern age ? the Cherokee, the Seminole and the Nottoway. Many women leaders face severe abuse including an inordinate amount of jail, injury, torture and assassination. The issues almost all women leaders champion are, in order, the economy, the protection of women, peace building and national reconciliation, protection of children and schools, protection of the environment and health care. Five women have recently led their nations in their 3
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Did you know? North America has only had two female Prime Ministers, Kim Campbell of Canada for four months and Aleqa Hammond of Greenland for one year. Compared to mmale politicians who are usually lawyers, women leaders come from very diverse backgrounds, they are: accountant, activists, artists, biologists, chemists, economists, doctors, engineers, journalists, lawyers, stewardesses, soccer moms, teachers, dancers and even guerrilla fighters. Africa has a reputation of not having many women Presidents and Prime Ministers, but has actually has had 15. Europe and Asia lead the way with 44 and 24 leaders each. Three Native American tribes have had women chiefs in the modern age ? the Cherokee, the Seminole and the Nottoway. Many women leaders face severe abuse including an inordinate amount of jail, injury, torture and assassination. The issues almost all women leaders champion are, in order, the economy, the protection of women, peace building and national reconciliation, protection of children and schools, protection of the environment and health care. Five women have recently led their nations in their 3
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.