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?WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP?

By Ann Bartow

Here. Brief excerpt:

Current female heads of state and government
There are 192 members of the United Nations, 2 independent states outside, a few self-declared de-facto independent states and many self-ruling depencies. 22 have got female leaders at the moment.

Of the monarchies, there are reigning Queens in 3 countries: Denmark, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom - and the latter is represented by female Governor Generals in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Canada and Saint Lucia, who function as their countries’ de-facto Heads of State.

The 8 female Presidents are in Argentina, Chile, Finland, India, Ireland, Liberia, The Philippines and San Marino.

At the moment there are 7 woman Prime Ministers; in Germany, Haiti, Moldova, Mozambique, The Netherlands Antilles, Ukraine and The Åland Islands. For more details see: Situation in 2008.

Via Alpha Females

Full post as published by Feminist Law Professors on December 31, 2008 (boomark / email).