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| The 7%: Jacinda Ardern joins select group of women in power | The 7%: Jacinda Ardern joins select group of women in power |
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| New Zealand’s new prime minister is one of 13 female heads of government in the world | |
| Anna Livsey | |
| Fri 20 Oct 2017 08.14 BST | |
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| Almost one month after voting day in New Zealand, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern has become the country’s new prime minister. Ardern’s victory, which was a surprising coup for the country’s left, makes her New Zealand’s third female prime minister and its youngest leader in 150 years. | Almost one month after voting day in New Zealand, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern has become the country’s new prime minister. Ardern’s victory, which was a surprising coup for the country’s left, makes her New Zealand’s third female prime minister and its youngest leader in 150 years. |
| It also means she joins a group of 12 other women who make up the world’s currently serving female heads of government, or 13 if you include Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen, who was elected as the democratically-ruled island’s first female leader last year. The countries the women lead represent less than 7% of the UN’s 193 member states. | It also means she joins a group of 12 other women who make up the world’s currently serving female heads of government, or 13 if you include Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen, who was elected as the democratically-ruled island’s first female leader last year. The countries the women lead represent less than 7% of the UN’s 193 member states. |
| Of the 13 women, six are heads of European countries, two are heads of South American countries and four are their country’s first female leaders. Europe counts the most women in power. Bangladesh leads in longevity – its prime minister Sheik Hasina has been in power for 13 years, accumulated over two terms. Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine is Ardern’s only female counterpart in the Asia-Pacific region and is relatively new to the job, having served just over a year. | Of the 13 women, six are heads of European countries, two are heads of South American countries and four are their country’s first female leaders. Europe counts the most women in power. Bangladesh leads in longevity – its prime minister Sheik Hasina has been in power for 13 years, accumulated over two terms. Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine is Ardern’s only female counterpart in the Asia-Pacific region and is relatively new to the job, having served just over a year. |
| In November, the group will shrink again as Liberian president and first female African head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, steps down after serving a maximum two terms in power. None of her potential successors are female. Doris Leuthard will also finish her tenure as President of the Swiss Confederation at the end of 2017 and will likely be replaced by the confederation’s vice president, Alain Berset. | In November, the group will shrink again as Liberian president and first female African head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, steps down after serving a maximum two terms in power. None of her potential successors are female. Doris Leuthard will also finish her tenure as President of the Swiss Confederation at the end of 2017 and will likely be replaced by the confederation’s vice president, Alain Berset. |
| Current female heads of government | Current female heads of government |
| Sheikh Hasina | Sheikh Hasina |
| Role: Prime minister, BangladeshYears in office: 13Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: No | Role: Prime minister, BangladeshYears in office: 13Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: No |
| Michelle Bachelet | Michelle Bachelet |
| Role: President, ChileYears in office: 7Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: Yes | Role: President, ChileYears in office: 7Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: Yes |
| Angela Merkel | Angela Merkel |
| Role: Chancellor, GermanyYears in office: 11Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: Yes | Role: Chancellor, GermanyYears in office: 11Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: Yes |
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Role: President, LiberiaYears in office: 11Political stance: CentreCountry’s first female leader?: Yes | Role: President, LiberiaYears in office: 11Political stance: CentreCountry’s first female leader?: Yes |
| Hilda Heine | Hilda Heine |
| Role: President, Marshall IslandsYears in office: 1Political stance: IndependentCountry’s first female leader?: Yes | Role: President, Marshall IslandsYears in office: 1Political stance: IndependentCountry’s first female leader?: Yes |
| Erna Solberg | Erna Solberg |
| Role: Prime minister, NorwayYears in office: 4Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No | Role: Prime minister, NorwayYears in office: 4Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No |
| Beata Szydlo | Beata Szydlo |
| Role: Prime minister, PolandYears in office: 1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No | Role: Prime minister, PolandYears in office: 1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No |
| Doris Leuthard | Doris Leuthard |
| Role: President of Swiss Confederation, SwitzerlandYears in office: <1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No | Role: President of Swiss Confederation, SwitzerlandYears in office: <1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No |
| Theresa May | Theresa May |
| Role: Prime minister, United KingdomYears in office: 1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No | Role: Prime minister, United KingdomYears in office: 1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: No |
| Jacinda Ardern | Jacinda Ardern |
| Role: Prime minister, New ZealandYears in office: <1Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: No | Role: Prime minister, New ZealandYears in office: <1Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: No |
| Ana Brnabić | Ana Brnabić |
| Role: Prime minister, SerbiaYears in office: <1Political stance: IndependentCountry’s first female leader?: Yes | Role: Prime minister, SerbiaYears in office: <1Political stance: IndependentCountry’s first female leader?: Yes |
| Saara Kuugongelwa | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Role: Prime minister, NamibiaYears in office: 2Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: Unknown | Role: Prime minister, NamibiaYears in office: 2Political stance: LeftCountry’s first female leader?: Unknown |
| Mercedes Aráoz | Mercedes Aráoz |
| Role: Prime minister, PeruYears in office: <1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: Unknown | Role: Prime minister, PeruYears in office: <1Political stance: RightCountry’s first female leader?: Unknown |
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