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Book Discussion - Women Presidents and Prime Ministers
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Book Discussion - Women Presidents and Prime Ministers
Event Date:
June 27, 2017 5:30pm through 7:30pm
Event Location: Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW
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Women Presidents and Prime Ministers
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Woman's National Democratic Club
1526 New Hampshire Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Please join S-CAR's Advisory Board Member Richard O'Brien for discussion on his latest book Women Presidents and Prime Ministers (Double Bridge, 2017).
The book offers short biographies of the 107 women who have led their respective nations, their backgrounds, struggles, achievements, quotes, photos, info graphs and maps. The stories of these amazing women are powerful and, of course, groundbreaking. Here are some of the takeaways of the past year of research:
- Of the 107 women Presidents and Prime Ministers, 44 are from Europe, 24 from Asia, 15 from Africa, ten from the Caribbean and Central America, eight from South America, four from the Pacific region and two, only two, are from North America (Aleqa Hammond from Greenland - one year and Kim Campbell from Canada for one year).
- Women national leaders tend to come from far more diverse backgrounds than their male counterparts; they have been : accountants, economists, teachers, bankers, power plant managers, stewardesses, soccer moms, chemists, biologists, dancers, guerilla fighters and lawyers.
- 40 % of Asian women leaders have been jailed or injured in assassination attempts.
- 1/3 of South American women leaders have actually been tortured by the nations they would one day lead.
- Women leaders usually focus on protection of children, women, the environment, healthcare, the economy, education, peace-building and national reconciliation.
- 40 of 50 nations that have enacted quotas for women in their national legislatures have seen dramatic increases in women leaders and attention to the above-mentioned issues.
The event includes discussion, Q&A with the author, light hors d'oeurvres and reception.
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