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She's got the power
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She's got the power

Well, she's got more of the power at least. Women are making gains but remain underrepresented in the House of Commons and Congress.

We list the world’s 18 female incumbents with executive authority and popular mandates to serve.
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The Graphic Truth: Women in power

We list the world’s 18 female incumbents with executive authority and popular mandates to serve.

Women in politics whose names you should know in 2022
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Women in politics whose names you should know in 2022

As COVID lingers it’s clear that 2022 will be packed with immensely complicated political problems for all countries. Many female leaders will be at the forefront of efforts to meet complex domestic and international challenges over the next 12 months. Here are four of them.

Director General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Women in power — the World Trade Organization's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Starting a new job is always daunting. For Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who just weeks ago started a new stint as director general at the World Trade Organization, the timing could not be more trying: she is taking over the world's largest global trade body amid once-in-a-generation public health and economic crises. Who is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and how has her worldview shaped her politics and policymaking?