Global Women Leaders

Politician, scientist, and academic who is the 66th president of Mexico (2024-)

Fourth prime minister of Israel (1969-1974)

Argentine politician, activist, actress, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina (1946-1952)

German politician, only woman to serve as Chancellor (2005-2021)

American lawyer and jurist who served as associate justice to the Supreme Court (1993-2020)

Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, known for her complex and influential role in the politics of the time, sought to use Roman influence to restore lost territory to Egypt

First woman elected to Parliament in Canada (1921-1940)

American attorney, politician and jurist who served as the associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1981-2006)

Burmese politician, democracy advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for her non-violent struggle for democracy

First woman to serve as the president of a country (1974-1976)

Prime minister of New Zealand known for her leadership during the Christchurch mosque shooting (2017-2023)

Filipino president who restored democratic rule (1986-1992)

49th Vice President of the US (2021-2025)

Powerful and successful female pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt for 22 years, making her the longest-reigning female ruler in Egyptian history.

British political activist who helped women win the right to vote

Irish politician, 7th president, and first female president (1990-1997)

Champion of suffrage she was the first American woman to run for president of the United States

American politician, lawyer, and diplomat, 67th US Secretary of State (2009-2013)

Queen of the Iceni tribe in Britain who led a large rebellion against Roman rule in 60 or 61 CE.

First Finnish president (2000-2012)

Referred to as the Iron Lady, prime minister of the UK (1979-1990)

First women elected head of a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country (1988-1990) and (1993-1996)

Canadian politician, journalist, and stateswoman served as the 23rd governor general of Canada (1984-1990) and 29th Speaker of the House (1980-1984)

Considered the first Iron Lady, Indian politician and stateswoman who served as prime minister (1966-1977) (1980-1984)

American diplomat and political scientist, first woman to serve as US Secretary of State (1997-2001)

First elected female head of state in Africa, 24th president of Liberia (2006-2018)