That at this point in time:
The Sovereign of my country is a woman.
The Governor-General of my country is a woman.
The Prime Minister of my country is a woman.
The head of my state is a woman.
A friend of mine pointed this out on Facebook recently. But somehow all of this is reduced by his final condescending comment: 'loves the girl power!'.
Now, I don't think he at all meant to offend, in fact I think he is genuinely stoked at the aforementioned. But that last sentence continues to irk me and demonstrates that the idea of a woman commanding power is still something of a novelty.
Interesting! Females in power not always so good for males though, it seems, from having spoken to a few. On a friend of mine's status another guy commented and said he felt 'emasculated' by it all... so while i think your friend appears genuinely stoked, this change of pm probably hit a tender spot. It's been so drilled into people's heads that women have power that men don't make use of opportunities to lead. In a nutshell, that's my opinion...
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