which arrived at young adulthood about a decade later than the West’s post-WWII boom. By the mid-1970s, half of Iran’s population was under 16; two-thirds were under 30. And as in many nations of the Southern world, vast numbers of these young people grew frustrated, morally indignan...
Benazir Bhutto (Sindhi: بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu: [beːnəˈziːr ˈbʱʊʈ.ʈoː]; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was...
There is no obvious solution to overcoming the limited access and encouragement of women to rule. Recently, in some countries affirmative action type programs helped break this barrier. Gro Brundtland has said that she would never have been able to become Prime Minister of Norway without required ...
Interviews Pakistan's Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the issue of role of women in the world, with special reference to Pakistani women's status.QingchangZhouBeijing Review
“Attracting, developing and helping women in STEM fields to thrive is vital for an inclusive society and prosperous country.” The daylong DigiGirlz event was held at the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s office complex where participants met female role models, solved real-life chall...
The highest position of executive power has been held by a woman in just 62 countries since 1960. Since Sirimavo Bandaranaike was first elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960, the number of women in power has grown slowly, with the fastest growth coming in the past 15 years. As of ...
Tansu Ciller is a Turkish economist and politician, who was Turkey’s first female prime minister (1993–96).
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First female Prime Minister and President in the world In 1960 Sirivamo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the world's first female electedPremier Ministerand in 1974, Isabel Perón of Argentina became the first womanPresident- one woman had been Acting Head of Government and two women Acting Heads...
As daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, politics was always a part of Indira Gandhi's world. She joined her father's Congress Party in 1938 and was jailed for awhile by the British for her support of India's independence from Great Britain. After her father's death...