So, where in the world are the female presidents? (or leaders)

[1corona4u]

Currently;


Mary McAleese, Ireland


Tarja Halonen, Findland


Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Philipines


Micheline Calmy-Rey, Switzerland



Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia



Michelle Bachelet, Chile



Pratibha Patil, India



Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina




Former and current women presidents;

http://terra.es/personal2/monolith/00women2.htm




Just thought it was interesting....and I wonder if those countries notice that we have never had a female president?

[ingac70]

1. I'm sure they have...

just like they've noticed we've never had a black President.

[1corona4u]

10. I would venture a guess....

that USA is seen as a diverse country, but dominated by 'Caucasians'.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. The second pic... isn't that Conan O'Brien?

;)

[ingac70]

5. ....

[1corona4u]

14. LOL, both Irish....

funny...they do resemble each other....

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Barbara Boxer for President!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

30. I was hoping that she would run

[LSparkle]

4. How could you forget Angela "Don't give me a backrub" Merkel?

:)

[demo dutch]

6. You forgot Germany

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. And New Zealand

[depakid]

13. PM Helen Clark

Aunty Helen!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=aunty+Helen

New Zealand was also the first country where women gained the right to vote.

(props to John Stuart Mill).

[1corona4u]

15. Cool, thanks for adding her...

for some reason, Wiki doesn't have some of these listed...

[ZombieNixon]

24. You looked at the list of women presidents.

Merkel's a chancellor and New Zealand has a prime minister.

[1corona4u]

36. Well, that would explain it then...

thanks. :-)

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. She rocks!

[StClone]

8. Beat me!

[1corona4u]

11. I didn't post them all, that's why I put the link at the bottom...

[Bad Thoughts]

33. Actually, Merkel is Chancellor, not President

Although its the more powerful position, she is selected from the Bundestag coalition, not elected by the public (although the Presidential elections in Germany are rather indirect).

[ecstatic]

9. Does it seem like they all have to cut their hair short

in order to be accepted?

[1corona4u]

12. No, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, from Argentina

doesn't;






BUT, if I was a president, I'd have short hair. I doubt you would have 2 hours a day to spend on your hair. ;-)

[Nailzberg]

44. She's a leader, and a fox!

Nice work Argentina!

[toadzilla]

16. I think most older women look great with shorter hair!

I'm female too btw....

[1corona4u]

17. Yeah it just gets to be a PITA too.....

I have shoulder length, and that's shorter than I ever had when I was younger...

[1corona4u]

18. K

Let's hear it for the ladies....:-)

[toadzilla]

31. three cheers for the sexy mature ladies!

with their shorter hair :D

[Adsos Letter]

19. ...wow...

...the president of Switzerland is a dead ringer for the Chair of our History department.

No wonder she only has office hours twice a week...

:D

[1corona4u]

20. LOL...

[Adsos Letter]

25. Thankyou, thankyou...

I'll be here all evening, unless I can muster the self-discipline to finish the book review I am supposed to be doing...

:D

[jackson_dem]

21. How many minority presidents/prime ministers have there been?

It would be interesting to look at that list. I know right know France has a minority president (he is white but not ethnically originally French) and Peru did a few years ago. Any other places?

[1corona4u]

38. If you follow the link in my post, you might find that answer...

[jackson_dem]

50. Cool

[JohnLocke]

51. Fujimori.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori

[H2O Man]

22. Onondaga. n/t

[scheming daemons]

26. If a different woman was running....

....one who isn't letting her husband runs things for her and was her OWN person....I'd vote for her in a second.

Barbara Boxer would make an excellent President.


For me... it is simply:

Obama > Clinton > McCain > Romney



I don't vote based on a person's gender or race.... sorry that gender is the most important trait for you, it is not for me.

[1corona4u]

39. It's not the most important to me...

but it's about time. 219 years, and a woman has never been president? Yeah, I'm real sure it was an oversight...

[scheming daemons]

41. 219 years and a black man hasn't been president either....

....

back at ya.

[1corona4u]

43. How many qualified candidates have run?

[riverwalker]

27. Geraldine Ferraro deserves mention

First woman to run for Vice President in 1984. I remember how proud I was of her in the debate against George Bush, I thought she whupped his ass, but no (male) commentator would admit it.
I was very proud of her, it was revolutionary for Walter Mondale to select her.

[hulklogan]

28. Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada

The first woman leader in North America.

She wasn't a president, but surely she counts.

[Adsos Letter]

29. Merkel...Germany...

[Clintonista2]

32. Something interesting about Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is that

She was the former first-lady of her country, just like Hillary.

[1corona4u]

40. That's true....

:-)

She won the presidency with 45.29% of the vote, and a 22% lead over her nearest rival.

[Beacool]

46. Their paths are very similar.

Both are attorneys, wives of former governors, senators and hopefully both will be president. Cristina already achieved it, now it's Hillary's turn.

Go ladies!!!!!!

[Bad Thoughts]

34. About Merkel

I'm sure it disappoints some that Merkel is not included in this list, but she is not the president of Germany (who is Horst Koehler). She is the Chancellor, arguably more important, but closer to being a prime minister. She was certainly not elected by the public, but represents the ruling coalition in Germany's parliament (Bundestag).

However, in the spirit of showing powerful women, she ought to be included. So should Beatrix, queen of the Netherlands, who plays an active role in politics, and Margaret, queen of Denmark.

[Adsos Letter]

48. And my wife...

who rules our house with an iron fist... :scared:

:D

:hi:

[okasha]

35. What about Golda Meir and Indira Ghandi? Benazir Bhutto?

They were PM's, not presidents, but that's the equivalent position in Israel, and in India and Pakistan. W

[1corona4u]

42. Yep, Kudos to them all....

there are/were a lot of powerful women the world over. Just not here in the US. Yet.....what a....dare I say...progressive idea?

[1corona4u]

37. Kicking for the night crew...

[Nailzberg]

45. That's all good and whatnot, but 'it's about time' isn't enough for my vote.

And I think these other countries are more concerned with the a-hole we have right now than anything else.

[1corona4u]

47. k

[Tweed]

49. Tarja Halonen? That's Conan O'Brien in drag; you've been punked!

Obviously joking people.