As Kamala Harris Makes History, A Look At 8 Prominent Female Leaders The World Has Seen
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Kamala Harris made history after being sworn-in as the vice president of the United States on January 20. She is not only the first woman to hold the position, but also the first of Indian-American and African-American descent to hold the post.
Harris’s climb to one of the most powerful political positions in the world has given women and girls across the world hope of breaking the glass ceiling in their own right.
However, over many decades in the modern world, women have led countries including in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Germany and other countries. At the same time, there have been several countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Russia and Italy that have never had a woman head of state. The United States too has never seen a woman president. While Democrats were hopeful of changing that in 2016 with Hillary Clinton, Trump came to power.