Women politicians across the world occupy a small proportion of the field in comparison to their male counterparts. However, the number of women in power is constantly rising.
The power they wield and the noises they make dwarf that of their male counterparts.
Here we look at a few women who hold important positions in their respective countries.
Hillary Clinton
Always seen as the ex-wife of former US president Bill Clinton, a 'victim' of the Monica Lewinsky- Bill sex scandal and a Democratic Party candidate runner-up to Barack Obama in his race to be the President , Hillary had stood under the shadow of someone else's limelight for long.
But the mother of one has stamped her credentials enough to impress her former party rival Obama, who offered her the position of Secretary of State which she has been holding since early 2009.
Hillary has been instrumental in expanding US's foreign policy across the globe and has established herself as an integral part of the Obama administration despite initial fears of her lack of influence.
She has helped the US expand its relations with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Her intervention as a representative of the US helped overcome a few issues and saved the signing of an historic Turkish-Armenian accord, which established diplomatic relations and opened the border between the two long-hostile nations.
Recently, Hillary became the voice of the US in the ongoing crisis in Libya and Egypt.
Text: Ashwin Sriram
(Photographs copyright AP and PTI)
The power they wield and the noises they make dwarf that of their male counterparts.
Here we look at a few women who hold important positions in their respective countries.
Hillary Clinton
Always seen as the ex-wife of former US president Bill Clinton, a 'victim' of the Monica Lewinsky- Bill sex scandal and a Democratic Party candidate runner-up to Barack Obama in his race to be the President , Hillary had stood under the shadow of someone else's limelight for long.
But the mother of one has stamped her credentials enough to impress her former party rival Obama, who offered her the position of Secretary of State which she has been holding since early 2009.
Hillary has been instrumental in expanding US's foreign policy across the globe and has established herself as an integral part of the Obama administration despite initial fears of her lack of influence.
She has helped the US expand its relations with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Her intervention as a representative of the US helped overcome a few issues and saved the signing of an historic Turkish-Armenian accord, which established diplomatic relations and opened the border between the two long-hostile nations.
Recently, Hillary became the voice of the US in the ongoing crisis in Libya and Egypt.
Text: Ashwin Sriram
(Photographs copyright AP and PTI)
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