If Hillary Clinton cracks that ‘highest, hardest glass ceiling,’ she’ll bring other women along...

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If Hillary Clinton cracks that ‘highest, hardest glass ceiling,’ she’ll bring other women along with her into office

By Curtis Bell June 23 at 5:00 AM

Now that Hillary Clinton has locked up the Democratic nomination for president, she is one step closer to breaking the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” in American politics. If she wins, would her presidency bring more women into political office in the United States?

That’s very possible — even probable. At least, that’s what we can conclude from my new paper about the 50 countries where, since the 1950s, women have held the highest office, such as president or prime minister.

On average, when a woman becomes a country’s chief executive, that country starts electing more women to the legislature

The graph below shows that the number of countries with a woman holding its highest office has generally been increasing since 1960. In the spring of 2014, 18 countries had a female leader. Although the figure has dropped recently, women are now leading as many countries today as they did at any point before 2009. Some female leaders, like Clinton, come from powerful political dynasties. But without exception, each of the women currently serving in her country’s highest office was elected in her own right and did not inherit the position from her father or her husband.

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[Orsino]

1. My doubts about this being the best way to do it are on record...

...but so far it's the only way we have. Let's do it.

[William769]

2. I think it will actually help change the way the majority of Americans think.

And that will be a good thing!

Glad to see you.