ABSTRACT

Over the past several years, the fields of Leadership Studies and of Women's Studies have grown tremendously.  This book, which is a series of case studies of women who have headed governments across the globe, will discuss the conditions and situations under which women rose to power and give a brief biography of each woman .   A special chapter on why no U.S. woman has risen to the top,  and a review of the political campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Michele Bachmann and others  will be included. This book will be of interest for courses in women and leadership, global politics and gender studies.

chapter |29 pages

2 Managing Softly in Turbulent Times

Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Philippines

chapter |30 pages

4 Benazir Bhutto and Dynastic Politics

Her Father's Daughter, Her People's Sister

chapter |34 pages

5 Women in Power in Nicaragua

Myth and Reality

chapter |27 pages

7 Golda Meir

A Very Public Life

chapter |23 pages

8 Ma Ellen—The Iron Lady of Liberia

Evaluating Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Presidency

chapter |30 pages

9 Angela Merkel

From Serendipity to Global Success

chapter |14 pages

10“Perónisma ”

Isabel Perón and the Politics of Argentina

chapter |30 pages

12 Why No Madame President?

Gender and Presidential Politics in the United States

chapter |9 pages

13 Conclusion

Women as Political Leaders: What Do We Know?