Women Power and Politics

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Women Power and Politics

Angela Merkel In this state, one important country in Western Europe - you know, this block with good football, liberal values ​​and rising unemployment - has a single woman head of Angela Merkel, German Chancellor

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This is just one. The US, the largest country in world history (TM CNN and Fox News), has not had one. Already. Discussed Hilary Clinton can stand in the forthcoming elections to be held in 2016, but three and a half can be mighty long time in politics. And anyway, would it be just riding on the tails of his old man, Bill, a previous incumbent of the White House?

Megawati Soekarno Putri Meanwhile here in conservative, patriarchal Asia, it seems the company was much accept the idea of ​​women heads of state. In the wreckage was Indonesia after Suharto, Megawati Sukarnoputri became president and symbol of reformasi before losing the 04 general election 10 years, it remains very electable if the polls are to believe him. Name recognition helps of course, as his father was the first leader of Indonesia.

Thailand has also entered the women's leader of the club with their currently Yingluck Shinawatra Prime Minister serving. Brother Thaksin, a former PM in exile, she had trouble Yingluck Shinawatra reconcile the country after years of political instability, and an ongoing insurgency in the south.

Bangladesh rarely makes the news. A willingness to disaster but nothing else. However, this South Asian nation was ruled by women since the 190s The same two women. The current leader is Sheikh Hasina, named in 09 for his second spell. The daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of post-independence Bangladesh, she was forced to live in exile, was the target of an assassination attempt, accused of corruption and murder, but still hangs there like the Awami leader.

Sheikh Hasina In a pure twist on work sharing, Hasina turned the wheel Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia of the rival Bangladesh National Party. When Zia took over in 1991, it was the second ever female leader of a Muslim country (discussed later) before resigning in 1996. After she was five Hasina, Zia was back in 01 until 06 when the army, tired of political deadlock, intervened for a few years. Zia was married to an army officer named Ziaur Rahman who became president of Bangladesh in 1977, before being assassinated in 1981.

Benazir Bhutto

the first woman to lead a Muslim country was Benazir Bhutto, who reigned from 1988 to 190 and from 1993 to 1996. She remained a strident voice in the political troubles of this country of exile in the UK before back in 07 and assassinated in a political campaign. Benazir was the eldest child of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a former prime minister who was sentenced to death for authorizing the murder of a political opponent by a subsequent rule.

So far, we have been around four Asian countries, all except Indonesia have freely elected female leaders; Megawati was Vice President Abdurahman Wahid before replacing after being removed from the position. But in each case, the women in question have not done their own way in the cut and thrust, and frankly ugly world of politics. Rather, they were catapulted into positions of power based on their name alone. It is politics as a brand; Dynastic politics.

The story is sadly familiar in countries like South Korea, India and the Philippines, where political parties have merged around sharing the same DNA woman genetics at least as that leaders of a time. Looking to break the cycle seems to be a forlorn hope, at least in the short term. Despite his previous stint as president, which was marred by allegations of indecision and dithering, Megawati remains a player in Indonesia, popular in kampungs and districts can identify with the name of family as a chain of continuity, as the world around them changes.

Sri Mulyani He mumblings are among some sections of the elite Jakarta Sri Mulyani as a possible candidate. Highly regarded as a competent Minister of Finance, she was transferred to the World Bank in a political battle chat. Despite the messages of support from coffee shops in Jakarta there was never any chance the rest of the company would be attracted to her. No matter what she moves made to improve the tax burden of the state, or how clean and competent, it was considered, in remote villages of Jakarta that will never be sufficient to attract votes.

yet rebates rules. figures and powerful families Big attract local leaders who act as vote banks, and the people best equipped to play these games in particular are those whose name and brand already well established. Therefore, polls often show military candidates are doing well -. Nostalgia for the stability and security of the days of old, lens or untinted

Eva Kusuma Sundari Sri Mulyani, with his experience of gilding around best international finance tables, just does not fit into this world, nor Eva Kusuma, or others. Increasingly, political parties and voters have turned to other well-known faces to attract voters and the 09 election saw a collection of singers, actresses and other celebrities become legislators.

The country at least moving in the right direction. A law passed last year provided 30% sitting politicians should be women, although this is the farce of the house with a bunch of will best enhance the level of politics in this country remains of sinetron to see. Indonesia is unfortunately still some time away to appoint the daughter of a grocer in the way the British did with Margaret Thatcher in 1979.

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