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World’s Happiest Countries - 2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2022/03/18/ranked-the-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world-in-2022/?sh=438afb9835d5

1. Finland (female PM)
2. Denmark (female PM)
3. Iceland (female PM)
4. Switzerland (no single head of state, 1 year rotating council president, was a female social democrat in 2020, Simonetta Sommaruga )
5. Netherlands
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden (female PM)
8. Norway (until 6 months ago they had a female PM, Erna Solberg, a Conservative)
9. Israel
10. New Zealand (female PM, Jacinda Ardern)

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Coincidence? I think not. [View all] Celerity Apr 2022 OP

Absolutely Delphinus Apr 2022 #1

And don't forget about Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand or past prez Golda Meir of Israel.nt mitch96 Apr 2022 #45

K&R! secondwind Apr 2022 #2

More than Norway and Latvia--elect women in every country. panader0 Apr 2022 #3

oh, mentioned those two as it would complete the set (all 8 Nordic/Baltic nations) Celerity Apr 2022 #6

Right on 3auld6phart Apr 2022 #80

. Achilleaze Apr 2022 #4

Bravo! Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #5

Brava! niyad Apr 2022 #9

Is Brava for females and Bravo for males? I'm so out of touch... Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #66

Yes. niyad Apr 2022 #69

BRAVA! Raster Apr 2022 #20

love your line Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #65

Thanks! Also have it on a T-shirt and wear it everywhere! Raster Apr 2022 #84

It's perfect! Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #87

And it goes over *quite well* in Mesa, Arizona!!! Raster Apr 2022 #88

When women rule the world... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #7

... then we do need way better women for the job! TomWilm Apr 2022 #26

Yeah, unfortunately we women are just as... momta Apr 2022 #35

Yeah canetoad Apr 2022 #61

I Do Not RobinA Apr 2022 #34

You seriously doubt it eh? North Shore Chicago Apr 2022 #83

This underscores the sad reality Tucker's "The End of Men" is really all about the fear of women. sop Apr 2022 #8

It'll be 30 years ago next year when this was first published but... BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #40

I remember that movie, starring Michael Douglas. sop Apr 2022 #47

... BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #48

Exactly. niyad Apr 2022 #10

K and r. nt BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #11

And damn, Hillary should have been right there with them. 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Apr 2022 #12

Maybe it'll eventually be Kamala. llmart Apr 2022 #15

I would LOVE that. momta Apr 2022 #36

That would be lovely, yes. soldierant Apr 2022 #64

K&R. nt c-rational Apr 2022 #13

K&R llmart Apr 2022 #14

I Don't Understand RobinA Apr 2022 #37

It's why I used the adjectives to describe the women we need in top level government. llmart Apr 2022 #41

I guess the question is CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #43

Qualifications being equal, soldierant Apr 2022 #63

I don't know about all of that. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #67

If you do not know about all of that, then you have not been paying attention. niyad Apr 2022 #68

Are you looking for an argument or something? CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #74

I'm with niyad. Sparkly Apr 2022 #75

Marine LePen comes to mind. How disastrous that would have been. Bev54 Apr 2022 #46

and Margaret Thatcher too DBoon Apr 2022 #56

And look who's next in line in NK..... oldsoftie Apr 2022 #49

Estonia too! OMGWTF Apr 2022 #16

I listed Kaja Kallas Celerity Apr 2022 #17

My husband has said DownriverDem Apr 2022 #18

Hillary Clinton was probably the most qualified POTUS candidate in our lifetimes. Raster Apr 2022 #21

Could not agree more Raster............ DENVERPOPS Apr 2022 #31

Let's make Nikki Fried the next governor of Florida! CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #19

If only they ran clean elections peppertree Apr 2022 #23

Explain please. róisín_dubh Apr 2022 #90

Hmmm...what are your thoughts on her suing Biden Administration AllyCat Apr 2022 #44

Absolutely wonderful! Did not realize. Thanks for posting. Fla Dem Apr 2022 #22

So glad I clicked on this thread! CrispyQ Apr 2022 #24

Would love to see Stacy Abrams take Georgia governorship Bayard Apr 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #27

And the US next IronLionZion Apr 2022 #28

And aren't those, like, 5 of the 10 happiest countries in the world? (can't remember the source) TheRickles Apr 2022 #29

List Celerity Apr 2022 #52

The USA barbtries Apr 2022 #30

truly! LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #33

Exactly. niyad Apr 2022 #70

I thought Norway did have a female PM? Or you mean she's not a social Dem? LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #32

The leader of the opposition party in Norway is a woman. The PM is a man. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #50

until 6 months ago they had a female PM, Erna Solberg, a Conservative Celerity Apr 2022 #53

thanks.... I assume "conservative" is relative there? LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #62

Oh, yes, most members of the Norse Conservative Party would be to the left of Manchin Celerity Apr 2022 #71

Interesting to read about this. JudyM Apr 2022 #86

thanks! LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #93

These women Traildogbob Apr 2022 #38

All listed are LW/social democrats except for Kaja Kallas (she is head of a centre right/centre left Celerity Apr 2022 #54

Thanks for the info Traildogbob Apr 2022 #55

Awesome. We need more of that around the globe if we're going to save this place. KPN Apr 2022 #39

K&R! gademocrat7 Apr 2022 #42

after listening to bill's eulogy for madeleine albright, mopinko Apr 2022 #51

There definitely is that. calimary Apr 2022 #58

I'd note their ages as well Sympthsical Apr 2022 #57

get the feeling a lot of them started w the problem and mopinko Apr 2022 #60

Thank you. I was going to mention that. niyad Apr 2022 #72

Ageism. Sparkly Apr 2022 #76

No, representation Sympthsical Apr 2022 #77

That's not what you said, though. Sparkly Apr 2022 #79

Also Merkel is no longer in office but she would be another good JI7 Apr 2022 #85

Joe Biden was elected at 77...so let us elect Hilary at 77 in 2024..Why Not? Stuart G Apr 2022 #59

I'd go for that Polybius Apr 2022 #81

During the early part of the pandemic, Forbes (that notorious bastion of niyad Apr 2022 #73

Also the progressive President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputova Bavorskoami Apr 2022 #78

Sanna Marin is gorgeous! Polybius Apr 2022 #82

They all are! tavernier Apr 2022 #89

Latvia has had both a female prez and pm. tavernier Apr 2022 #91

Off topic newdayneeded Apr 2022 #92