My Sister for President

The current political frustrations and violent attacks surrounding Pakistan's former President Benazir Bhutto had me thinking about women leaders of the world.

And while I knew very little about Ms. Bhutto until recent weeks, it amazes me that Pakistan, viewed in the Western world as a largely conservative nation, at one point had a female leader and is in negotiations to have her resume her leadership.

With Hilary Clinton currently waging a major campaign to be the nation's first president, I was curious about other women currently heading the world's nations.

For as progressive as the U.S may be on women's rights, Pakistan elected a female president first.

So I did a little research.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Chile, Finland, India, Ireland, Liberia, The Philippines and Switzerland are the only seven countries that currently have women presidents.

Meanwhile, Germany, New Zealand, Mozambique and The Netherlands Antilles are the only four nations with female prime ministers.

As for the world's reigning three queens, they can be found in Denmark, the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

I wonder what dynamics exist in these nations that gave rise to a female leadership?

Perhaps we should look into it.