New female leaders by decade

Since 2010, 54 new women have come to power as prime ministers, presidents or chancellors around the globe.

2010s

0

3

1960s

6

1970s

7

1980s

26

1990s

37

2000s

54

2010s

Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Farida Jalalzai, Oklahoma State University Get the data