A woman head of the state is still a rarity as borne out by the fact that in the।ast sixty years, in the one hundred and ninety-five countries of the world, there have been।ess than a hundred women who have reached the position of president or prime minister. Thus despite all the progress, development and।ip-service given to "women's issues", the reality is that women still continue to be the।argest suffering minority in many parts of the world. Seen against this backdrop, every woman who has served as the prime minister or president of her country represents the triumph of the human spirit and serves as an inspiration for all woman kind. From Golda Meir to Margaret Thatcher to Indira Gandhi to Kamla Persad Bissessar, these women have proved that women are as good if not better than men and gender is no bar when it comes to matters of politics and governance.