“indira gandhi becomes prime minister of india” (1966) “corazon aquino becomes first elected leader of philippines” (1986) “benazir bhutto becomes prime minister of pakistan” (1988) these headlines indicate that women as leaders (1) have gained some political power in traditionally patriarchal societies (2) have attained key positions in a wide variety of industries (3) were banned from political roles during the 20th century (4) were limited to one term in office