Women Leaders Across the Globe and in Their Nations: The idea that women are more adept at certain tasks than men is rooted in an unofficial stereotype. It appears that genders are assigned roles and responsibilities according to a natural law.
There are so many areas of interests and human endeavors which are quite lucrative and some other time, might not be as lucrative.
For Instance, when we talk about farming, women were not allowed to own and cultivate lands in their names or own economic trees. Such is exclusive to the male gender, the men are entitled to own lands or acquire such land on lease or mortgage or in trust and then cultivate such lands, plough the fields and harvest the produce as well as economic trees and their produce.
It was awkward seeing a woman playing such a role like cultivating or tilling the soil. The only role that women could participate in was to assist their men to weed the grass and transport the farm produce back to the house and they were actually the ones that their men allowed to trade these farm produce that was harvested. So there were clear unwritten rules adhered to by both genders when it comes to farming.
Another important aspect of the early days affected by gender was politics. Be it the general community politics or within a clan or kindred. Women were excluded from participating in the political affairs of the society, they only get information about politics from their men when they return to the house, the women do not contest election or participate in the selection process, it was considered some sort of disrespect to both the men and the gods of the land.
So women are strictly forbidden from taking active roles or part in the political affairs when the men are around, it is the men that handle it.
Another very important role influenced greatly by gender was cooking. It was never accepted for men to indulge themselves in the act of cooking when the women are there.
It is a sign of weakness for any man that is spotted doing so. He is considered as being less of a man by the public (men and women alike). It was largely beloved that it was an exclusive responsibility for the women and has nothing to do with the male folks.
1. BARBADOS- SANDRA MASON: Dame Sandra Prunella Mason FB GCMG DA QC was elected as the first female president of Barbados from November 30th 2021 when the country rescinded from being a constitutional monarchy to become a republic. She was born on the 17th January 1949. She was the former governor-general of the country between 2018 and 2021 before becoming the president. She qualified Barbados as one of the few Countries with a female President in the world.
2. SLOVAKIA- ZUZANA ČAPUTOVÁ: At the age of 45, Zuzana Čaputová, MPTP a politician, environmental activist and lawyer became the first female president and the youngest to hold the position at such age. Born on the 21st June 1973, she became the fifth President of Slovakia and automatically makes the country one of the countries with a female President in the world.
3. CHINA- TSAI ING-WEN: Tsai Ing-wen is an academician and politician based in Taiwan. Being a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan and was made incumbent president of the Republic of China in 2016. She was born on the 31st of August 1956. The country is recognized as being one of the few Countries with a female President in the world.
4. NEPAL- BIDHYA DEVI BHANDARI: The first female President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari is a Nepalese born politician who was a former minister of Defense and minister of environment and population. Born in June 1961. The Nepalese remain one of the well-known Countries with a female President in the world.
5. HONDURAS- XIOMARA CASTRO: Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento became the first female President of the country from January 2022 after serving as Vice president to her husband Manuel Zelaya. She was born in September 1959 and has given the country the prestigious appellation of being one of the countries with a female president in the world.
6. GREECE- KATERINA SAKELLAROPOULOU: Katerina Sakellaropoulou after serving as president of the Council of State was elected as first female President of Greece, assuming the position from 2020. She had doubled as a Greek Judge before assuming the office of the President. Greece is one of the few Countries with a female President in the modern time.
7. GIORGIA-SALOME ZOURABICHVILI: Salome Zourabichvili is the 5th President of Giorgia and a former Giorgian diplomat. Born in 1952, the politician will be in power for six years. She remains one of the prominent female leaders in the world and has staged the country as one of the countries in the world with a female President.
8. ETHIOPIA- SAHLE-WORK ZEWDE: The former Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union was born in February 1950, a former diplomat and first female president of Ethiopia who was voted in by a unanimous vote of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly to assume the highest executive position in the country on 25th of October 2018. She is the current Ethiopian President and so making Ethiopia one of the countries with a female president in Africa and the world.
9. SINGAPORE- HALIMAH YACOB: The former Lawyer and Singapore based politician assumed office as the 8th Singapore President in 2017. Halimah Yacob who was born on the 23rd August 1954. She assumed the position as the first female President of Singapore after serving as Speaker in the Country’s Parliament. Singapore is one of the few Countries with a female President in the world.
10. KOSOVO- VJOSA OSMANI: The Kosovo politician and Jurist assumed office as the 5th President of Kosovo and the first female to assume the position from 2021. KOSOVO- remains one of the few Countries in the world with a female President.