How women have come to hold the top post in 13 out of 45 countries in Europe
Source: The Print
European countries began electing women in top posts from the late 1970s, though the first woman to head a government in the world was Sri Lanka's PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth month, and Europe faces its ‘darkest hour’ since World War 2, people in the region are turning to their political leaders to make sense of the shifting geopolitical landscape. A look at the leadership in the region reveals that women are either the head of state or head of government in 13 out of 45 European countries—the highest ever.
This was evident in the photographs from the second India-Nordic summit held in Copenhagen earlier in May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre were the only men in a group of six heads of state. The four prime ministers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden are all women.
Click here to read the full article published by The Print on 30 May 2022.
European countries began electing women in top posts from the late 1970s, though the first woman to head a government in the world was Sri Lanka's PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth month, and Europe faces its ‘darkest hour’ since World War 2, people in the region are turning to their political leaders to make sense of the shifting geopolitical landscape. A look at the leadership in the region reveals that women are either the head of state or head of government in 13 out of 45 European countries—the highest ever.
This was evident in the photographs from the second India-Nordic summit held in Copenhagen earlier in May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre were the only men in a group of six heads of state. The four prime ministers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden are all women.
Click here to read the full article published by The Print on 30 May 2022.