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In reply to the discussion: I want to thank the defenders of misogyny [View all]Pooka Fey
(3,496 posts)1. Chancellor Angela Merkel - Germany (since 2005)
2. President Ellen Johnson-Sirlef - Liberia (since 2006)
3. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner - Argentina (since 2007)
4. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed - Bangladesh (since 2009)
5. President Dalia Grybauskaite - Lithuania (since 2009)
6. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar - Trinidad and Tobago (since 2010)
7. President Dilma Rousseff - Brazil - (since 2011)
8. President Atifete Jahjaga - Kosovo -( since 2011)
9. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt - Denmark (since 2011)
10. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller - Jamaica (since 2012)
Rest of the list can be found here: http://www.jjmccullough.com/charts_rest_female-leaders.php
And I'll add Christine LaGarde, President of the International Monetary Fund (since 2011) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lagarde
Let's take a moment to recognize and celebrate that progress has been made worldwide on the issue of women's equality.