Profs & Pints DC: Women as Heads of State

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Women as Heads of State,” a worldwide look at what difference it makes for countries to have women in charge, with Mariya Omelicheva, professor of strategy at National Defense University and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies.

By the end of 2023, more than 60 countries—including six of the world’s ten most populous—had had a female head of state or head of government. Today, more women serve as parliamentarians, ministers, and local elected officials than ever before. They hold top political offices in 27 out of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

Although, the gender gap in state leadership is far from being closed, the marked increase in the number of women executives raises question such as: How and why do women rise to power? Are there distinct female and male styles of leadership? What difference, if any, would it…