"If women ruled the world there would be no wars" goes the feminist mantra, in another put-down of men. Well, what is the track record of women leaders?
The world's first female prime minister, Sirimano Bandaranaike, was elected prime minister of Ceylon in 1960. During her reign she:
Inflamed tensions between the country's majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils that led to a bitter 18-year civil war.
Turned a model state into a socialist poor house.
Ruthlessly crushed a Marxist revolution.
Forced the shutdown of the Independent newspaper group to stifle its criticism of her corrupt practices.Was finally expelled from parliament in 1980 because of her abuses of power.
Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister of India from 1966-77 and 1980-84 led her country to war with Pakistan in 1971. She set up India's nuclear program, culminating in the explosion of a nuclear device in 1974.
Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel went to war with her Arab neighbours in the 1973 Yom Kippur war.
Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher went to war with Argentina over the Falklands.
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