Since Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the first elected
leader, women have come to the realisation that it is possible for them to
break the male dominance in the high leadership sector.
*Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
Women such as Golda Meir of Israel, Margaret
Thatcher and Theresa May of Britain, Angela Merkel of Germany, Ameenah
Guib-Fakini of Mauritius and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, to mention but a
few have risen to the pinnacle of political power in their countries. The
number still remains negligible because women have had formidable roadblocks
placed on their path to the top by men and society generally.